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What can plastic fragments reveal
What can plastic fragments found in an animal’s digestive tract tell us about the waters it has traversed?
Dr. Max Liboiron, Department of Geography, MUN reflects on studying plastics found in animal digestive tracts and how this forensic work reveals hidden underwater landscapes.
"Only after new students spend about forty hours at the microscope does the story assemble, and they begin to build their own map. They come to understand the constellation of the sample’s environment, where “environment” is never just nature, but also the hunter’s clothing, the animal’s prey, the weather on the day it was caught."
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Government of Canada supports six new research projects to explore impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities.
Dr. Max Liboiron (Geography) is mentioned as being one of six project heads receiving a portion of $2.4 million in research funding from the federal government to help deepen our understanding of the social, cultural and economic impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities.
"Through this investment, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is proud to support Indigenous-led and co-led research that brings together social sciences, humanities, and Indigenous Knowledge systems to better understand the far-reaching impacts of plastic pollution." — Sylvie Lamoureux