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NERC Impact Awards 2018: 4,000 tonnes of microbeads no longer released into ocean | |
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2018-11-08 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Leading British microplastics researchers have been shortlisted for a NERC Impact Award to honour the substantial benefits their pioneering research has provided for society. Professor Tamara Galloway Professor Tamara Galloway at Exeter University and a team of researchers including Professor Richard Thompson OBE at the University of Plymouth and Dr Penelope Lindeque at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, started looking into the effect that tiny pieces of plastic could be having on marine life at a time when other experts remained sceptical. The team predicted that microplastics, from sources like larger plastic pollution and microfibers from clothing, would be widespread in the ocean and the marine food chain - and went on to prove it. Now widely regarded as top of their field, the team's research has had a lasting impact on laws, such as supporting the UK ban on using microbeads in the manufacture of products, that came into force this January and means that 4,000 tonnes of plastic microbeads per year will not be released into the marine environment. The research has helped to raise awareness about the pervasive issue of microplastics among the public and the academic community, including advising on the seminal BBC series Blue Planet II. Tamara and her colleagues are now investigating how we can make the plastic economy more sustainable by closing the production-to-waste loop, so that used plastic is recycled back to the source and none escapes out to sea as pollution. Read more about Professor Galloway's work in the Planet Earth article From "trivial issue" to prime time TV: A researcher's journey through plastic. The 2018 Impact Awards celebrate NERC funded scientists, as individuals or teams, whose work has had a big impact on the economy or society in the UK or internationally. Professor Galloway and her team are shortlisted in the Societal Impact category. The winners will be announced at ceremony at the Natural History Museum on Monday 3 December. This was a team application led by Professor Tamara Galloway, with Professor Brendan Godley, University of Exeter, Dr Ceri Lewis, University of Exeter, Dr Matt Cole, University of Exeter Professor Richard Thompson, University of Plymouth and Dr Penelope Lindeque, Plymouth Marine Laboratory. NERC Associate Director of Research Ned Garnett said:
Professor Sir Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter, said:
Professor Judith Petts, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Plymouth, said:
Professor Tamara Galloway says:
Professor Thompson OBE, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, adds:
Dr Penelope Lindeque, Lead Scientist of the Microplastic Research Team at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, said:
Further informationIone Bingley Notes1. NERC is the UK's main agency for funding and managing research, training and knowledge exchange in the environmental sciences. Our work covers the full range of atmospheric, Earth, biological, terrestrial and aquatic science, from the deep oceans to the upper atmosphere and from the poles to the equator. We coordinate some of the world's most exciting research projects, tackling major issues such as climate change, environmental influences on human health, the genetic make-up of life on Earth, and much more. NERC is part of UK Research & Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government. 2. The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university that combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction. Exeter is ranked 14th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 and 14th in The Guardian University Guide 2019. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the University ranked 16th nationally, with 98% of its research rated as being of international quality, while in 2017, Exeter was awarded a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework assessment. Exeter was named The Times and The Sunday Times Sports University of the Year 2015-16, in recognition of excellence in performance, education and research. Exeter was The Sunday Times University of the Year 2012-13. The University launched its flagship Living Systems Institute in 2016, a world-class, interdisciplinary research community that will revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. This follows recent investments of more than £350 million worth of new facilities across its campuses in recent years; including landmark new student services centres - the Forum in Exeter and The Exchange on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall, together with world-class new facilities for Biosciences, the Business School and the Environment & Sustainability Institute. 3. Microplastics is a term first used in its current context in Professor Thompson's seminal research paper published in Science in 2004. |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/103837 |
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