Fall 2023 • Issue 19
Plastic Pollution
Published November 2023
This issue on Plastic Pollution addresses the pervasive challenge of microplastics through a holistic lens, examining the problem from source to ecological risk assessment. It explores frameworks for monitoring these contaminants while highlighting successful cross-border efforts like citizen science cleanups that prevent pollution from reaching the African Great Lakes. Beyond technical analysis, the content integrates creative approaches through science-arts collaborations and reviews lessons learned from a decade of research, underscoring the complex nexus between plastics, algae, and ecosystem health across freshwater systems.
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