{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/94050410-34f0-4058-a3fb-147c626a0556/634bb4fb68aa93001223a444?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Deep sea microplastics with Justine Barrett","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d210a657a97011aa9023d8/1665905592129-7b7e99395eae9cb61b8aff186504dd61.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Justine is a Research Technician with CSIRO's Marine Debris Group, where she established a method for detecting microplastics in deep-sea sediment and was subsequently the lead author of a paper publishing the first global estimate of microplastics in deep-sea sediment.  We talk about deep-sea microplastics and helping to stop it 'at source' with gross pollutant trap sensors and AI technology.</p><p><br></p><p>Useful links:</p><ul><li>Justine Barrett CSIRO profile (<a href=\"https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/our-team/justine-barrett/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li><li>Justine's 'The Conversation' article \"<em>We estimate up to 14 million tonnes of microplastics lie on the seafloor. It’s worse than we thought</em>\" (<a href=\"https://theconversation.com/we-estimate-up-to-14-million-tonnes-of-microplastics-lie-on-the-seafloor-its-worse-than-we-thought-146403\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li><li>RNZ article \"<em>Three quarters of fish in southern NZ contain microplastics - study</em>\" (<a href=\"https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/475298/three-quarters-of-fish-in-southern-nz-contain-microplastics-study\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li><li>Overview of CSIRO's GPT Sensor Technology research (<a href=\"https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/projects-2/projects/gross-pollutant-trap-gpt-sensors/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.oceanprotect.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.oceanprotect.com.au</a></p>","author_name":"Ocean Protect"}