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Join the AIRFlowS Lab @virginiatech.bsky.social to work on NASA- and DARPA-funded projects in #bioaerosol dispersion modeling and #satellite remote sensing. www.airflows.cee.vt.edu/wp-content/u... @atmchemaerojobs.bsky.social

Production, labeling, and applications of micro- and nanoplastic reference and test materials Challenges inherent to the extraction of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) from the environment, combined with the limited range of commercially available MNPs, have prompted an increasing number of rese...

Our critical review breaks down how to produce, label, weather, and characterize reference #Microplastics and #Nanoplastics — and match them to your study needs.
Published #OpenAccess in @rsc.org Environmental Science: Nano: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Researcher measures microplastics' massive changes on the micro world Austin Gray received a $1.3 million National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award to explore the ecological effects of microplastics.

Congratulations to @austindoug13.bsky.social who receives NSF #CAREER award to look into #micoplastics & #microorganisms and their interactions in the context of #carbon and #nitrogen cycle. Very cool stuff! Look forward to learning about the findings of this project.

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🚗⚡️How will #EVs shape airborne tire pollution in the US over the next 20 years?

We estimated that by 2044, EVs could contribute up to 40% of #Tire Wear Particle emissions, with total EV-related TWP emissions rising 17-fold.

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Assessing conditions favoring the survival of African dust-borne microorganisms during long-range transport across the tropical Atlantic Forward trajectories of trans-Atlantic dust plumes were studied over a 14 year period (N ∼500 000) with a focus on ambient meteorological conditions affecting the survivability of the microorganisms c...

New Paper: We analyzed 14 years of trans-Atlantic #dust plume data and found that African dust reaching the Amazon in winter originates from more diverse sources and offers better conditions for microorganism survival than plumes reaching the Caribbean in summer.
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Additionally, we published our methodology in a detailed step-by-step #OpenAccess tutorial format. Check it out here: doi.org/10.7294/2636... #Microplastics #PlasticPollution

Atmospheric Deposition of Microplastics in South Central Appalachia in the United States Due to the increased prevalence of plastic pollution globally, atmospheric deposition of microplastics (MPs) is a significant issue that needs to be better understood to identify potential consequence...

We provided the first evidence of atmospheric #microplastic deposition in “pristine” areas of eastern United States. We estimated that every year tons of tiny plastic fragments and fibers fall down in #Appalachia #OpenAccess in ES&T Air: go.acs.org/c5u #PlasticPollution