
Kushani Perera
@kushaniperera91
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21-01-2021 02:15:46
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Save the date to join ‘Her Deepness’ Sylvia Earle and myself as we talk all things Ocean. I promise it will be remarkable: 16th November, 11 am EST/9:30 pm Sri Lanka. Register here bit.ly/304ARgV Tällberg Foundation National Geographic Society Nat Geo Explorers TED Fellows Pew Environment




#GoodNewsLK Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), largest container line in the world, has rerouted its ships passing near the coast of #SriLanka to avoid potential collisions with endangered #BlueWhales. This is what Dr. Asha de Vos has advocated for yrs! #shipping businessinsider.com/worlds-largest…

The horrific scale of our microplastic pollution. Among the biodiversity of my plankton sample today is our ever present plastic litter, ready to enter the marine food chain. ZEISS Microscopy





Congrats Prof Fred Leusch whose work on #plastics appeared in 'Washing machine filters a 'no-brainer' to cut pollution' syndicated in >70 media outlets' Fred will be on ABC Radio Sydney's Breakfast program, 7:20AM tomorrow Griffith University Griffith Science & Environment aap.com.au/news/washing-m…

Our new collaborative study led by Iskander lab Syeed Md Iskander, PhD, PE, BCEE identifies plastic chopping boards as a substantial source of #microplastics in human food, which requires careful attention.🥕 A person could be exposed to 14.5 to 71.9 million polyethylene microplastics annually!









Our perspective paper: Harnessing #phytoremediation to combat micro/nanoplastics. Explore how plants diminish micro/nanoplastics in land, water, and air through techniques like phytoaccumulation, phytostabilization, and phytofiltration.🌱 Eco-Environment & Health doi.org/10.1016/j.eehl…
