The Impact
By working with local partners and directly communicating with local communities we will raise awareness of plastic pollution across the Mekong basin. We will target policy interventions to reduce reliance on plastic and explore traditional alternatives to plastic.
Our sampling and development of new hydrodynamic relationships between plastics concentration, type and density will enable greater appreciation of the transport mechanisms by which plastic enters the global ocean. This will help us better predict where, when and how microplastics are distributed through the ocean and how they interact with biology.