@GCRF project studying the effect, fate, and legacy of #plasticulture on soil health and food security in the UK, China, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt and Vietnam
Bangor, Wales
Joined March 2021
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📣 New method paper out on the extraction, quantification, and identification of #microplastic from soil - with video guide! 👩🏼🔬 Led by our amazing PhD student Siyang Ren.
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Our article with video about extracting microplastics in soils and polymer type identification is now online in JoVE.app.jove.com/t/67064/separat…
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Happy to be featured as a woman working in a technical role @soilplastics for #InternationalWomensDay 👩🏼🔬
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Tomorrow is International Women's Day, a reminder to #AccelerateAction towards a world that's more diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We celebrate this campaign with photo gallery highlighting how vital women technicians are to our everyday lives. #IWD2025
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With all @GCRF @NERCscience funded #plastic projects coming to an end after 4 years, we come together this week at @Bruneluni to present main findings & discuss implications, policy & what lies ahead.
@PISCESnews @PP_Sci2Soln @SPACES__Project #3SIP2C – at Hillingdon, London
And a great overview by @PerrineFlorent about atmospheric deposition of #microplastics, their abundance, identification, and potential of moving through the soil profile in North Wales & our partner countries 🔎🌱 – at Sri Lanka
Amazing panel discussion hosted by Senal Weerasooriya, featuring Richard Evershed 🇬🇧, Xuejun Liu 🇨🇳, Ahmed Mosa 🇪🇬, and Mojith Ariyaratne 🇱🇰, discussing the challenges, risks, and future research directions of plastic in agroecosystems. – at Sri Lanka
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Presenting some of our research on biodegradability of #plastic mulch films & their effect on microbial communities in soil
#ICOMIN2025 – at Sri Lanka
A great start to #ICOMIN2025 this morning: environmental ministers, coastal conservationists, councillor for agricultural research policy & researchers from several Sri Lankan universities provided insights into #plastic issues, policies, and current research in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 – at Sri Lanka
Handover of the policy brief "Terrestrial Agricultural Plastic Usage in Sri Lankan Agriculture: Urgent Actions" to the Ministry of Environment
#ICOMIN2025 – at Sri Lanka
Super excited to attend #ICONIM2025 today in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Hosted & organised by our Sri Lankan project partners, we're looking forward to a day full of great presentations, discussions, and policy exchange. – at Sri Lanka
📣 There is still time to submit an abstract to #ICOMIN2025 in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Facilitated by our project partners, this mini-conference will bring together international researchers, industry professionals & policymakers. Abstract deadline 🗓 3rd Feb ⬇️⬇️⬇️ – at Bangor, Wales
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🥳 New paper out today! Read all about the assessment of 4 artificial #degradation methods for #LDPE & #biodegradable #plastic mulch films according to rate, efficiency, and similarity to field ageing 🤓
#OpenAccess @soilplastics
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🎉 New paper out today, led by @martine_graf_, on the assessment of 4 artificial degradation methods for #LDPE & biodegradable #plastic mulch films according to efficiency, rate, and similarity to field aged plastic
Check it out #OpenAccess below
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📣 New paper led by @Michaela_Reay on low molecular additives & metals in >50 #LDPE & biodegradable #plastic mulch films and their leachates, and the potential environmental burden this could place on agricultural farmland in China.
⬇️#OpenAccess here ⬇️
sciencedirect.com/science/ar… – at Bangor, Wales
📢 Check out our newest paper led by @Michaela_Reay & @martine_graf_ on how nutrient availability limits microbial PHBV #microplastic degradation at high concentrations in soil in a mesocosm experiment
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Prof. Xuejun Liu and I had a podcast interview about agricultural plastics and microplastics. Here is the link:open.spotify.com/episode/2oF…
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Call for paper--We are organizing a special issue on "Agricultural plastic's application and problems”in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. Please see the detail in the link: journal.hep.com.cn/fase/EN/c…
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Naziru Ibrahim from Nigeria, a master student in my group, was just reported by the media, Ta Kung Pao, Hong Kong. He works on microplastic and pesticide residues in soils, supported by GCRF Agriplastics Project and the Scholarship of Sino-Africa Science and Technology Backyard.
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Check out our new paper on how LDPE, PLA/PBAT, and no #plastic mulch film application affect nitrogen partitioning, plant development, and soil properties in a field setting 🔎🌱
#OpenAccess
sciencedirect.com/science/ar… – at Bangor, Wales
📣Check out our newest paper, led by @martine_graf_ , on how the application of LDPE, PLA/PBAT, and no #plastic mulch film affect N partitioning, plant development, & soil properties in a maize field experiment ⬇️⬇️⬇️
sciencedirect.com/science/ar… – at Bangor, Wales