Postdoctoral Fellow in the Rochman lab at the University of Toronto. I study interactions between microplastics pollution and aquatic ecology.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined February 2017
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Dr. Garth Covernton π¨πΌβπ¬π¬π¨πΌβπ»π¨πΌβπ« retweeted
Join me Jan. 16-17 for a free #workshop on #microplastics with experts from academia, government, and NGOs.
I'll be speaking Day 1 on Human Health Methods, Monitoring and Exposure, and Considerations
Register free here:
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How hard is it to do science in a language thatβs not your first language? We quantified the severity of #languagebarriers for non-native English speakers when reading/publishing papers and attending/presenting at international conferences.
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Dr. Garth Covernton π¨πΌβπ¬π¬π¨πΌβπ»π¨πΌβπ« retweeted
Earlier this week, Mira and @GCovernton from the @ChelseaRochman lab met up with the @ROMtoronto Summer Club to talk through #PlasticPollution, share a behind the scenes of research and discuss potential solutions. Such a fun day!! Thanks for having us!
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Canada's science & innovation talent pipeline is a massive filter, removing those without external financial support. How many potential Nobel laureates have we excluded? How many who may have cured cancer? Pay emerging scientists a living wage @cafreeland. #SupportOurScience
I'm paid through a U of T fellowship , but @NSERC_CRSNG sets the standard. When I first moved to Toronto and lived on my own I was spending more than my income every month until I met my current partner and moved in with her. Canada needs to do better. #SupportOurScience
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4 DAYS LEFT! π¨
Will you join us Monday to #SupportOurScience!
Awards for #GradStudents and #Postdocs have not increased in 20 YEARS, despite 50% inflation during this time!
It's time to change that. β²οΈ
Find out more info about the walkouts here: supportourscience.ca/nationwβ¦
Dr. Garth Covernton π¨πΌβπ¬π¬π¨πΌβπ»π¨πΌβπ« retweeted
We are seeking instructors & co-instructors for field courses this summer.
Come teach in a hands-on learning environment, with a fleet of boats, flow-through seawater system, helpful support staff, & access to diverse coastal habitats.
Details here: bit.ly/3Zt7qPo
I'm going to instruct some students next week on giving a good 12 min science talk-they'll be presenting on studies they've done over the last 4 weeks. Any essentials I should hit?
Dr. Garth Covernton π¨πΌβπ¬π¬π¨πΌβπ»π¨πΌβπ« retweeted
Few months ago I was contacted by @Nature and asked if I would write a commentary on #circulareconomy and #plasticpollution . I obviously agreed to this honor and wrote about the UN #plastictreaty on plastic and the pitfall of focussing solely on recycling nature.com/articles/d41586-0β¦
Had a nice little walk break from #7IMDC this morning. There's a lot of this urban nature aesthetic going in Busan.
Excited to be at #7IMDC in Busan! Come check out my poster tomorrow and hopefully by then I'll have somehow printed out the important photo that has mysteriously disappeared from the upper left hand π
Dr. Garth Covernton π¨πΌβπ¬π¬π¨πΌβπ»π¨πΌβπ« retweeted
We are looking for someone to lead a project on the risks of macroplastics to marine life. This project provides the opportunity to see what a career is like within both academia and NGO. See below and apply if interested!!
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Dr. Garth Covernton π¨πΌβπ¬π¬π¨πΌβπ»π¨πΌβπ« retweeted
Ping #microplastics #plasticpollution peeps!!! Our #plastics team at Gov't of Canada is starting to hire plastic pollution expertise!!! Come work with us!! 1 of 2 currently posted positions! recruitment-recrutement.nrc-β¦
The final version of the paper from my final PhD chapter is now online in @ESAApplications and is open access! Thanks to @KieranCx, @haileyldavies, and all other co-authors and to @DFO_Science for the support on this big project! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiβ¦
I authored an article in @ConversationCA with @KieranCx and @haileyldavies covering some of my PhD work on microplastics and marine food webs. The article closes with a plug for my current postdoc work with @ChelseaRochman and @IISD_ELA!
theconversation.com/microplaβ¦
Dr. Garth Covernton π¨πΌβπ¬π¬π¨πΌβπ»π¨πΌβπ« retweeted
Several years ago we headed out into the nearshore to examine if microplastics are biomagnifying in marine food webs. That research has now been published in @ESAApplications doi.org/10.1002/eap.2654 Special thanks to @JuanesLab @GCovernton @haileyldavies @DFO_Pacific @UVicScience
Excited to announce that the paper from my last PhD thesis chapter is now online! Final version should be up soon.
New in @ESAApplications:
Large size (>100-Β΅m) microplastics are not biomagnifying in coastal marine food webs of British Columbia, Canada
doi.org/10.1002/eap.2654
With #OpenData in @ZENODO_ORG
@GCovernton @KieranCx @haileyldavies @JuanesLab
#Microplastics
#MarineFoodWebs
ALT MP concentration at three sampling sites in relation to trophic position for (a) the digestive tracts of all sampled animals and (b) fish livers. In (b) the colour of the points denotes fish species
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Attn *ALL* Canadian scientists & engineers! Sign open letter to @JustinTrudeau & @FP_Champagne (bit.ly/3vWWDQt) asking the CDN Gov to increase @NSERC_CRSNG graduate student funding to above the poverty line & #PDFs to a reasonable wage. Pls RT & spread the word!!
