Improving the characterization and understanding of global contribution to environmental impacts of plastic debris in aquatic environments
Abstract
The project will be innovative by development of chemical and biological methods and dataassociated with the impacts of macro- and micro-plastic debris in aquatic environments, a fastgrowingglobal source of contaminants of concern (COCs) for both human health andenvironmental risk. Particularly these COC-plastics straddle critical habitats in remote areas thatmight impact US Navy responsibility and interests. Research towards the role of microplasticsregarding the bioavailability of globally persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such aspolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to critical receptors in the food chain is growing in the US, butit is in very early developmental stages in Southeast Asia, even though the top 5 countries thatproduce the most plastic pollution to marine environments include sources from Asia. It is ofhigh importance for the US Navy to understand the global contribution of plastic-associatedcontaminants at its sites, particularly at its sites in the Pacific Ocean.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 09, 2020
- Source ID
- N629092012006
Entities
People
- Bao-son Trinh
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy