Our mission is to expand our knowledge about plastics and how they impact our environment and our health.
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Join us on Nov 8th at Sports Basement Presideo to watch a documentary about it, followed by live Q&A with Captain Charles Moore, who discovered it in 1997 and since has been researching and educating about plastic pollution. Free beer & popcorn too!
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Register at GreatPacificGarbagePatch.eve… Please share this post with all your ocean loving and plastic pollution hating friends!
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We are proud to announce that we are one of the first labs in the world to be accredited for #microplastic analysis! Our accreditation kicks in on September 1 and we are open for business to accept samples of all kinds.
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The accredited method is only for drinking water down to 50 um particles but we can process other types of samples with standard methods discussed with each client. To get in touch, please contact us through our website mooreplasticresearch.org or DM us here.
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New paper out today...science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
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New paper out! Way to go @Win_OpenData ! authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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Our sister agency, Algalita, is hiring an Education Coordinator! This part-time position will oversee and facilitate various aspects of the organization’s diverse offering of educational activities and programming. 🧵
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Visit algalita.org/jointeam to learn more! Application closes on January 15th, 2024.
Link to Application: algalita.org/jointeam/
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The ideal candidate has experience facilitating educational activities including, but not limited to, outdoor field trips, hands-on workshops, presentations, and group learning experiences with middle school, high school, and/or college students.
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We cannot thank everyone enough for your support ❤️ every dollar donated will help us achieve our mission. Thank you from the MIPPR family to yours. You can still donate until 10am here: longbeachgives.org/moore_ins…
#REPOST @LongBeachGives
It happened while we were (1/2)
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in our Pajama Party so we're a little delayed on our post but....over $1,750,000 raised for nonprofits in Long Beach so far!!! (2/2)
#longbeachgives #longbeach #nonprofit
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Today's the day! @LongBeachGives is here & we're excited to see @LongBeachCity support its nonprofits! Please consider donating if you can; your help goes straight to our staff and our projects! Visit our page here: longbeachgives.org/moore_ins…
We love Long Beach 💙
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Long Beach Gives has arrived! Every year, @LongBeachCity hosts a citywide, online fundraising campaign to inspire community giving for Long Beach nonprofits on September 21st, 2023.
This is an amazing opportunity for the people of Long Beach to come together (1/4)
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From our family to yours, thank you for letting us lead the way in plastic pollution research & innovation.
Early giving is open! Please consider donating to us, our sister organization @Algalita, or one of the over 240 @LongBeachGives nonprofits participating this year. (3/4)
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You can find out more or donate at longbeachgives.org/moore_ins… (4/4)
#longbeachgives #longbeachevents #longbeach #nonprofit #dayofgiving #fundraiser #donate #local #plasticresearch #stem #communityevent
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Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research retweeted
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Wow can't wait to implement these routines in Open Specy!!! Great work y'all.
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Philosophy of science: 'How deep is a #microplastic particle?'. How can you estimate the 3D volume of an irregularly shaped particle from 2D Image- or #FTIR data? Our visiting environmental engineer Margherita Barchiesi found an answer: bit.ly/3raga0n
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¡Mañana comienza el Simposio Mexicano de Contaminación por Plásticos! Nuestro fundador, @CapnMoore, será el orador principal de esta conferencia de 3 días. El 18 de agosto presentará "La invasión de la biosfera por los polímeros sintéticos". ¡Felicidades, Charlie! (1/2)
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Tomorrow the Mexican Symposium on Plastic Pollution begins! Our founder, Charles Moore, will be the keynote speaker for this 3-day conference. On August 18 he will present "The invasion of the biosphere by synthetic polymers". Congratulations, Charlie!
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