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David et al’s newest paper demonstrates the viability (and challenges) of using analytical chemistry as a forensic tool to trace #PlasticPollution back to producers, using samples from California’s environment and stores. This is the culmination of a huge amount of effort, and the authors should be very proud!!
I am so honored to collaborate with David and his team! It was fun biking around to stores and buying the raw materials (i.e., single-use plastic products) for this project. The first and only time I’ve ever bought cigarettes was to obtain samples. I asked the clerk what kinds are most popular, telling him that I don’t smoke, and he looked at me with a bit of bewilderment and concern lol
PhD analytical and environmental chemistry student
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My first first-author paper from my PhD has finally been published! Many thanks to all my collaborators Ryan Francis, Scott Campbell, Ian Ingram, Roxana Sühring, Manh Huy Nguyen, Ph.D., Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak, and Dr David Megson for their work over the years that its taken to get this done. Thanks also to Scott Coffin for his help with getting hold of so many samples.
Thanks also to Markes for their method development help, SpectralWorks Limited for their data analysis software, Agilent Technologies for their GC/MS and to The Manchester Metropolitan University.
Paper available at https://lnkd.in/exhBh6VS
