{"id":1911,"date":"2022-08-21T18:38:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T18:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soon2come.website\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2022-09-06T00:47:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T00:47:59","slug":"microplastics-using-technology-to-find-a-growing-environmental-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/fr\/microplastics-using-technology-to-find-a-growing-environmental-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Microplastiques : La technologie au service d'une menace environnementale croissante"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"277\" src=\"http:\/\/soon2come.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/micro-plastics-3-1-1024x277.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/micro-plastics-3-1-1024x277.png 1024w, https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/micro-plastics-3-1-200x54.png 200w, https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/micro-plastics-3-1-400x108.png 400w, https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/micro-plastics-3-1-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/micro-plastics-3-1-768x208.png 768w, https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/micro-plastics-3-1.png 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watercanada.net\/feature\/microplastics-technology-environmental-threat\/\">Dan Rubinstein<\/a><br><strong>Carleton University \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Plastic pollution was already viewed as one of the most&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/magazine\/article\/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pressing environmental issues<\/a>&nbsp;on the planet when, this spring, researchers made a pair of first-time and disturbing discoveries: tiny plastic particles were detected in both&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/mar\/24\/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human blood<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-04-06\/scientists-discover-microplastics-in-live-human-lungs-for-first-time?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-bloomberguk&amp;utm_content=bloomberguk&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human lungs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ottawariverkeeper.ca\/what-we-do-2\/issues\/microbeads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microplastics<\/a>\u2014pieces of plastic smaller than five millimetres in diameter that typically come from clothing, cosmetics and other everyday products that break down over time\u2014are a mounting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7068600\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">health<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fmicb.2021.768297\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental<\/a>&nbsp;concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They can become airborne, slip through wastewater treatment plants and are consumed by fish and other animals, contaminating natural ecosystems and our bodies. Moreover, the pandemic&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/nov\/08\/about-26000-tonnes-of-plastic-covid-waste-pollutes-worlds-oceans-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dramatically increased demand<\/a>&nbsp;for personal protective equipment and take-out food containers, leading to more single-use plastic that ends up in our oceans and landfill, exacerbating this dangerous cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help address this problem, Carleton University\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gwi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Water Institute<\/a>, which is directed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/a>&nbsp;researcher&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gwi\/people\/banu-ormeci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Banu \u00d6rmeci<\/a>, is collaborating with industry partners to develop technologies to monitor microplastics in water, air and on the land.Banu \u00d6rmeci, Director of Carleton University\u2019s Global Water Institute and Carleton\u2019s Jarislowsky Chair in Water and Global Health | Carleton University\u201cMicroplastics are everywhere, but because they\u2019re still an emerging contaminant, we have neither the methods nor the equipment to measure their concentration in the environment,\u201d says \u00d6rmeci, who is also the Carleton\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/water-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jarislowsky Chair in Water and Global Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTake a soil sample, for example. Microplastics are so small, so the first challenge is to separate them from soil, and then we still need to quantify them. We\u2019re basically starting from scratch.\u201d<br>Monitoring these pollutants is important because in order to mitigate their impact, we need to better understand where they\u2019re present and in what quantity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you conduct any type of scientific research, you make observations and reach conclusions, which often leads to loosely framed recommendations,\u201d says Evan Pilkington, the Global Water Institute\u2019s operations manager. \u201cWe\u2019re taking the next step and helping create tools for people like municipal water managers and conservation authority officials, who have to respond to microplastics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur work is focused on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/challenge.carleton.ca\/climate-change-building-technology-caber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">developing solutions<\/a>,\u201d he continues. \u201cWe want to empower people and give them the information and tools they need to tackle the very real challenges they\u2019re facing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Validating and Testing New Microplastics Technologies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funded by $250,000 grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/environment-climate-change\/services\/environmental-funding\/programs\/zero-plastic-waste-initiative.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zero Plastic Waste Funding Initiative<\/a>, Global Water Institute researchers are working with a trio of companies to test and validate their technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of their partners is Montreal-based&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.photonetc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Photon etc.<\/a>, whose short-wave infrared hyperspectral imaging (SWIR HSI) technology supports the quick, precise and convenient analysis of microplastics in water at very low concentrations, taking this capability out of the lab and into the field. A recent experiment showed that SWIR HSI can accurately identify several microplastic polymers down to 200 microns in size.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oceandiagnostics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ocean Diagnostics<\/a>&nbsp;out of Victoria, B.C., is another partner. Instead of adapting techniques from other areas of study, researchers who study microplastics can use the company\u2019s Saturna tool to obtain consistent sample images for rapid physical analysis of plastic particles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/soon2come.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/microplastics-research-team-1200x700-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/microplastics-research-team-1200x700-1.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/microplastics-research-team-1200x700-1-200x117.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/microplastics-research-team-1200x700-1-400x233.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/eaulogik.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/microplastics-research-team-1200x700-1-300x175.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers who study microplastics can use the company\u2019s Saturna tool to obtain consistent sample images for rapid physical analysis of plastic particles. | Ocean DiagnosticsSaturna uses machine learning and AI software to assess the morphology, size, shape, colour and form of a plastic particle, determining its material category\u2014 for example, whether it\u2019s a film, a pellet or foam. Ocean Diagnostics is also developing a tool for collecting microplastic samples down to 400 metres below the surface of the ocean, which is vital because more than 99 per cent of plastic waste sinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third partner is Winnipeg\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.particuleye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Particuleye Technologies<\/a>, whose technology uses computer vision and machine learning to automate the process of counting microplastic fragments and fibres in samples, which researchers otherwise must do manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although these collaborations are all relatively recent, the Global Water Institute had already acquired specific lab equipment for microplastics research, anticipating the need for more work in this area. In addition to the tech side, the institute has also been providing its partners with business and marketing advice, connecting companies to potential funders and clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople and governments are very aware of plastic pollution, but they might have been more conscious of the larger pieces than the smaller pieces in the past,\u201d says \u00d6rmeci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPreviously, the concerns were more on the environmental side. But now there are serious questions about the impact of microplastics on human health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur work is not only research,\u201d she adds. \u201cIt\u2019s a technology acceleration project as well, drawing on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/\" target=\"_blank\">engineering<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">scientific<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sprott.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">business<\/a>&nbsp;expertise at Carleton and connecting industry, academia and government so we can develop solutions together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan RubinsteinCarleton University \u2013&nbsp;Plastic pollution was already viewed as one of the most&nbsp;pressing environmental issues&nbsp;on the planet when, this spring, researchers made a pair of first-time and disturbing discoveries: tiny plastic particles were detected in both&nbsp;human blood&nbsp;and&nbsp;human lungs. 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