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2025 pELAstic Workshop
In January 2025, our team workshop in Ottawa focused on past and new research on microplastics, celebrating progress and planning for future studies while fostering team spirit.
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African Women in Science at IISD-ELA
A group of women from the African Women in Science (AWIS) program visited IISD-ELA to learn about freshwater research happening in Canada and exchange knowledge with researchers at IISD-ELA.
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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.
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2024 Annual Team Workshop
The annual gathering of the pELAstic team in Toronto drew 30 participants from across North America. Discussions centered on microplastics’ behavior and impact in freshwater environments. The workshop included a tour of the Rochman Lab to understand microplastic processing and ended with a team-bonding game of bowling.
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