Planning
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08:30 - 09:00
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Welcoming participants - Distribution of badges |
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09:00 - 09:30
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workshop introduction by Y. Paulet (dir IUEM) et J. Robbens (coord. MICRO) |
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09:30 - 10:30
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Occurrence of microplastics in the marine environment - Myra Van Der Meulen & Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe |
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| 09:30 - 09:50 |
› Transport of plastic litter via the Meuse and Scheldt Rivers to the North Sea - Myra van der Meulen, Deltares |
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| 09:50 - 10:10 |
› Assessment of marine debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf - Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology - Ghent University |
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| 10:10 - 10:30 |
› Fluctuating microplastic contamination in the Clyde Sea Area - Natalie Welden, University Marine Biological Station Millport, University of Glasgow |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Occurrence of microplastics in the marine environment - Myra Van Der Meulen & Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe |
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| 11:00 - 11:20 |
› The ubiquitous nature of microplastics in the North Atlantic - Amy Lusher, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology |
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| 11:20 - 11:40 |
› Microplastics and suspected microbeads in the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America - Marcus Eriksen, 5 Gyres Institute |
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| 11:40 - 12:00 |
› Occurrence and distribution of mesoplastics in beach sand from Corsica and the French Mediterranean coast using a simplified extraction method - François Galgani, IFREMER |
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| 12:00 - 12:20 |
› La participation des ONG et de l'éco-volontariat aux observations sur les microplastiques flottants en Méditerranée - Hervé THEBAULT, Planète Urgence |
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch & poster session |
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14:30 - 16:30
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Occurrence of microplastics in the marine environment - Myra Van Der Meulen & Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe |
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| 14:30 - 14:50 |
› Micro-plastic pollution demonstrably threatens protected areas in the Atlantic: diagnosis of three islands in the Canary Current and next steps. - Juan BAZTAN, Marine Sciences For Society & Observatoire de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
› Rope degradation and microfibre formation – A benthic exposure trial - Natalie Welden, University Marine Biological Station Millport, University of Glasgow |
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| 15:10 - 15:30 |
› Fragmentation of polyethylene, polypropylene and expanded polystyrene with an accelerated mechanical abrasion experiment - Won Joon Shim, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology |
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| 15:30 - 15:50 |
› Can phytoplankton species impact microplastic behaviour within water column? - Marc Long, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin |
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| 15:50 - 16:10 |
› FTIR analysis for monitoring marine microplastics - Martin Löder, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - AWI (GERMANY) |
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16:15 - 17:00
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Coffee break |
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17:00 - 17:40
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Impacts of microplastics on the marine life - Lisa Devriese & Rossana Sussarellu & Charlotte Corporeau |
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| 17:00 - 17:20 |
› Microplastics are taken up by marine invertebrates living in natural habitats - Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology - Ghent University |
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| 17:20 - 17:40 |
› Translocation of microplastic in the circulatory system of the oyster Crassostrea gigas : Evidences and uncertainties : investigation to load. - Christophe LAMBERT, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin |
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17:45 - 19:00
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Poster session |
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
| Time |
Event |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Impacts of microplastics on the marine life - Lisa Devriese & Rossana Sussarellu & Charlotte Corporeau |
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| 09:00 - 09:20 |
› Two alternate mechanisms for uptake of microplastics into the Shore crab Carcinus maenas. Trophic transfer and direct exposure - Andrew Watts, University of Exeter |
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| 09:20 - 09:40 |
› Microplastics in our food: ingestion by commercially important fish species - Amy Lusher, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology |
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| 09:40 - 10:00 |
› Ecotoxic effects of nano plastic on freshwater plankton (Scenedesmus obliquus and Daphnia magna) - Ellen Besseling, Wageningen University, Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies, Wageningen UR |
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| 10:00 - 10:20 |
› Impact of microplastics on feeding, function and fecundity in the copepod Calanus helgolandicus - Matthew Cole, University of Exeter, Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Impacts of microplastics on the marine life - Lisa Devriese & Rossana Sussarellu & Charlotte Corporeau |
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| 11:00 - 11:20 |
› Microplastics: effects on oyster physiology and reproduction - Rossana Sussarellu, Ifremer |
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| 11:20 - 11:40 |
› Microplastics are love-killers for Pacific oysters! - Marc Suquet, Laboratoire de Physiologie des Invertébrés |
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| 11:40 - 12:00 |
› Biological effects of exposure to plastic particles in the 3-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) - Tim Katzenberger, University of Portsmouth |
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| 12:00 - 12:20 |
› The physical impacts of microplastics on marine worms - Stephanie Wright, University of Exeter |
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12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch & poster session |
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14:10 - 16:00
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Microplastics, as vectors of biological and chemical contaminants - Ika Paul-Pont & Cristina Fossi |
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| 14:10 - 14:30 |
› The role of microplastics as a vector for PCBs through the marine trophic levels - Lisa Devriese, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Ostend, Belgium |
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| 14:30 - 14:50 |
› Microplastics as vectors of chemical contaminants - Albert Koelmans, Wageningen University |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
› Plastic debris as a vector in transporting toxic additive chemicals in the marine environment: hexabromocyclododecanes in expanded polystyrene fragments - Sang Hee Hong, University of Science and Technology, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology |
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| 15:10 - 15:30 |
› Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of persistent organic pollutants to marine life - Adil Bakir, Plymouth University |
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| 15:30 - 15:50 |
› Microplastics and trophic transfer of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to marine organisms - Carlo Giacomo Avio, Department of Life and Environment Sciences, University Polytechnic of Marche, Ancona, Italy |
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16:30 - 17:00
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Coffee break |
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16:30 - 18:00
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Microplastics, as vectors of biological and chemical contaminants - Ika Paul-Pont & Cristina Fossi |
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| 16:30 - 16:50 |
› Interactive effects of microplastics and fluoranthene on mussels Mytilus sp. - Carmen González-Fernández, Spanish Institute of Oceanography - Centre of Murcia, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin |
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| 16:50 - 17:10 |
› Are baleen whales exposed to microplastics toxicological threat? The case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) - Maria Cristina Fossi, University of Siena |
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| 17:10 - 17:30 |
› The plastic-associated microorganisms of the North Pacific Gyre - Magnus Svendsen Nerheim, University of Bergen, University of Hawaii at Hilo |
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17:45 - 19:00
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Poster session |
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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Event |
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09:00 - 13:00
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Outreach and mitigation regarding "microplastics" - & Place aux jeunes - Chairmans: Marie-Amélie Neollier & Caroline Fabioux |
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| 09:00 - 09:20 |
› Actions de terrain et sensibilisation du grand public comme outils de lobbying contre les microplastiques - Marie-Amélie Néollier, Surfrider Foundation Europe |
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09:30 - 10:45
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Place for young scientists - Master students |
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10:45 - 11:00
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Coffee break & "petits débrouillards" démonstration |
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11:00 - 12:00
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Place for young scientists - Middle school students |
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12:00 - 12:30
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Place for young scientists - Lab tour for middle school students |
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12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch & poster session |
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14:00 - 15:30
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Outreach and mitigation regarding "microplastics" - Summary of days 1 and 2 by M. Van Der Meulen, L. Van Cauwenberghe, C. Fossi, C. Corporeau, I. Paul-Pont, L. Devriese & R Sussarellu |
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15:30 - 16:45
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Outreach and mitigation regarding "microplastics" - François Galgani "grand public" lecture at Ifremer campus |
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15:30 - 16:45
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Excursion - lab tour for interested people |
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16:45 - 18:30
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Outreach and mitigation regarding "microplastics" - Discussion between scientists and stakeholders |
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18:30 - 21:00
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Crêpes |
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