Category: Research
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Where’s all the plastic? The microplastic exposure landscape in a pelagic mesocosm experiment
In 2021, a mesocosm experiment at IISD-ELA investigated the fate and effects of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems. The first publication investigates the exposure landscape…
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Ice Ice Burbot
A research team conducted winter sampling at IISD-Experimental Lakes Area for the pELAstic project. Despite atypical weather, they successfully collected ice cores for microplastic analysis. However, fishing for burbot proved to be more challenging…
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Microplastics in Remote Boreal Lakes
A study led by researcher Haley McIlwraith at IISD-Experimental Lakes Area found microplastic contamination in remote boreal lakes. Samples from 9 lakes revealed microplastics, mainly fibers, thought to originate from atmospheric deposition.
The pELAstic Project 