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Lisa Erdle, PhD @lisaerdle

Director of Science and Innovation @5gyres | PhD research on microfibers and wildlife | Canada and USA | Loves boats and bikes!

Joined August 2014
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Lisa Erdle, PhD retweeted
GENeva Environment Network@GENetwork
12 Jun 2024
#Live now! Ahead of #OEWG3 #SPPCWP in #GENeva, join the discussion on the need to safeguard the integrity of the science-policy panel on #chemicals, #waste & #pollution prevention, against risks of #ConflictsOfInterest. ➡️ tiny.cc/GEN12Jun24 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=n1xs-HIL…
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Lisa Erdle, PhD retweeted
5 Gyres@5gyres
29 Apr 2024
“Production really is pollution,” says one of the study’s authors, Lisa Erdle, Director of Science at the non-profit The 5 Gyres Institute. theguardian.com/environment/…

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Next up, Erin Murphy sharing monitoring and management for macroplastics. Developing protocols for monitoring, including ingestion by wildlife.
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Risk varies by taxa and plastic type. Lots of variability in necropsy data, so recommendations presented for seabirds, marine mammals, and turtles. We need more info on the animal, plastic type, chemicals, and cause of mortality.
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Plastic type matters! Risk can increase based on macroplastic type. Balloons pose greater risk to seabirds. For marine mammals, bags cause greater harm. Hard plastics are of concern to turtles. 🐢 We can set science based thresholds for various taxa.
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Quantitative risk assessment and research from SCCWRP highlighted by @EdenHataley — helps us identify sources, track exposure, and changes over time (including effectiveness of mitigation!)
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Transboundary coordination for monitoring in the Great Lakes via the @IJCsharedwaters. Tools like robust field methods are important for sound environmental monitoring. Methods be made publicly available via SCCWRP and IJC before the end of 2025 @EdenHataley
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Microplastics management reliant on sound data that is reported and peer reviewed. With enough data, can inform risk.
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Replying to @IJCsharedwaters
Species sensitivity distributions and tools that can be adopted to local standards. @EdenHataley sharing the need for relevant local guidelines. Structures can be built according to local and regional governance.
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Evidence-based tools: monitoring and risk assessment frameworks needed to inform a global plastics treaty for plastic in the environment, both micro- and macroplastics.
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With emission inventories we can set targets and inform action. What would a 40% emissions reduction look like for a city, like theCity of Toronto? Would mean going from nearly 4,000 tonnes to 2,200 tonnes. @AliceXiaZhu
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Some possible actions to reduce emissions could include reducing emissions from artificial turf, and paint.
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New research highlighted by @AliceXiaZhu - important emission inventories NOW form the baseline for monitoring.
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Full room sharing lessons tackling plastic pollution - local, state, and federal perspectives informing global action at INC-4. Sub-national actors have a role to play in a global plastics treaty. Great panel led by @OurOcean and @nature_org.
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Local government are our laboratories to pilot new things and get things done! YES!
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Lisa Erdle, PhD retweeted
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor@AsmTinaMcKinnor
7 Sep 2023
Microplastics beware: scientists are in the Capitol today to support my #ab1628. If I were a betting woman, I’d put my money on science & this important bill which will help protect our water & food systems. #caleg
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Lisa Erdle, PhD retweeted
5 Gyres@5gyres
12 Jul 2023
"Addressing microplastics in California requires a multifaceted approach, but this bill serves as a critical step toward reducing a known source of microplastic pollution." Today, @lisaerdle testified in front of the Senate EQ Committee in support of @AsmTinaMcKinnor's #AB1628.
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Thrilled to testify on behalf of this bill today, and make sure that decisions are based on sound science! Science to solutions in action. @5gyres
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor@AsmTinaMcKinnor
12 Jul 2023
A big win for the environment today w/ the Senate Enviro. Quality Committee’s approval of my #ab1628 which will require microfiber filters on all new washing machines. Grateful for the scientists & enviro orgs that have championed this issue to keep us safe from micro plastics.
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Lisa Erdle, PhD retweeted
Anna Sanchez Vidal@aneguet77
5 Jul 2023
📢New Publication! "The dark side of artificial greening: Plastic turfs as widespread pollutants of aquatic environments"🌿 We have found that artificial turf fibers account for up to 15% of the meso- and macroplastics in rivers and sea surface waters! doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.202…
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