2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting | 26 February 2026
Concentration Peak of Small Microplastics and Nanoplastics at 1000 Meters Depth in the Atlantic Ocean
Daura Vega + Álvaro Cubas + Marina Vargas-Ferraz ...
Increasingly numerous studies report the presence of microplastics (MPs) within the water column at significantly high depths (500, 1000 meters, and even down to 4000 meters),...
2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting | 24 February 2026
Lagrangian modelling of Floating Macroplastics in Oceanic Flows: the role of particle Reynolds number
Meike Bos + Irina Rypina + Lawrence J Pratt ...
Most plastics in the ocean enter as macroplastics to only later fragment into microplastics. Thus, better understanding the pathways of macroplastics is crucial for predicting...
2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting | 23 February 2026
Lessons from the Galapagos: Mapping the fate and ecological interactions of microplastics across a marine reserve to inform management solutions
Ceri N Lewis + Georgie Savage + Jen Jones ...
Despite strong environmental protections, significant levels of plastic and microplastic pollution are accumulating in the Galapagos Archipelago. The islands’ unique geography...
2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting | 26 February 2026
Life on Plastic: Microbial Colonisation and Degradation of Microplastics in Viet Nam
Jennifer Scott + Hieu Vo Hoai + Max Webb ...
Understanding how microbes colonise and potentially degrade plastics is critical to predicting their fate in the ocean. Here we present results from one of the first long-term,...
2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting | 26 February 2026
Rates and Kinetics of Fluorinated and Non-Fluorinated Microplastic Photo-Dissolution in Natural Waters
Andresa Oliveira Tavares Lima + Aron Stubbins
Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) are the most common buoyant microplastics found on the ocean surface. Although pure PE and PP polymers do not absorb environmentally...