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Vehicle Tires Threaten Water Quality (
Oct 15, 2023
)
Microplastics Workgroup Meeting (
Apr 10, 2023
)
Microplastics Agenda Package 20230410 Final.pdf
20230410 MPWG Meeting Summary Final.pdf
Bay RMP Microplastics Workgroup Meeting (
Apr 20, 2022
)
April 2022 MPWG Agenda Package.pdf
20220420 MPWG Meeting Summary - Final.docx.pdf
A Synthesis of Microplastic Sources and Pathways to Urban Runoff (
Nov 3, 2021
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Bay RMP Microplastics Workgroup Meeting (
Apr 21, 2021
)
2021 MPWG Agenda - Final.pdf
20210421 MPWG Meeting Notes - Final.pdf
Big problem, small size: Improving methods in microplastics research (
Nov 10, 2020
to
Mar 5, 2021
)
Brander_etal_2020.pdf
Bay RMP Microplastics Workgroup Meeting (
Apr 9, 2020
)
20200409 MPWG Meeting Summary - FINAL.pdf
20200409 MPWG Agenda Package.pdf
The Guardian publishes on article on SFEI's microplastics study, further extending the report's reach (
Oct 4, 2019
)
Wired Magazine: A new report shows an astounding amount of microplastics, largely from car tires, are tainting the watershed (
Oct 4, 2019
)
Groundbreaking SFEI and 5 Gyres microplastics study featured in multiple media outlets (
Oct 3, 2019
)
SF Chronicle: Huge amounts of plastic, much of it from car tires, washing into SF Bay, SFEI study finds (
Oct 2, 2019
)
In LA Times: The SF Bay Microplastics report called "the most comprehensive study to date on microplastics in California." (
Oct 2, 2019
)
2019 Symposium on San Francisco Microplastics (
Oct 2, 2019
)
MicroPlastics Agenda for Oct 2 Symposium.pdf
San Jose Mercury News highlights the findings of an SFEI microplastics report (
Oct 2, 2019
)
SFEI at California Water Boards Water Data Science Symposium (
Jul 1, 2019
to
Jul 2, 2019
)
2019 Bay RMP Microplastic Workgroup Meeting (
May 22, 2019
)
20190522 MPWG Agenda Package.pdf
20190522 Bay RMP Microplastic WG Meeting Summary - FINAL.pdf
Bay RMP Microplastics Workgroup Meeting (
May 15, 2018
)
20180515 MPWG Meeting Summary - FINAL.pdf
SFEI Science at International Marine Debris Conference (March 12-16) (
Mar 9, 2018
)
These scientists want you to rethink how you use plastics: SFEI and 5 Gyres issue a new video (
Feb 20, 2018
)
Local News: Scientists launch major study of microplastics pollution in San Francisco Bay (
Nov 24, 2017
)
Hunting for Plastic in California’s Protected Ocean Waters (
Sep 21, 2017
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Coastal Cleanup Day Information in East Bay Express (
Sep 13, 2017
)
Microplastic Workgroup Conference Call (
Mar 7, 2017
)
2017 Microplastic Workgroup Meeting Summary - FINAL.pdf
New Microplastic Pollution Study to Launch in San Francisco Bay and Adjacent Ocean Waters (
Feb 23, 2017
)