Are microplastics damaging soil and making their way into the food chain? Our PhD student Freya Radford was interviewed on BBC File On 4 about her research into microplastic contamination in sewage sludge. 🌱🌳 Catch up here from 16.20 ➡️ bbc.in/2vSClv7

Lots of interesting talks at the Sustainable use of plastics in agriculture: Challenges and solutions event with UK Circular Economy Plastics Network @KTNUK

#Microplastics are a big environmental concern. PhD student Freya Radford from @geogsouthampton is dedicating her #research to finding out how micro-plastic pollution is affecting our soil: southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/02/m…

Today is #InternationalWomensDay and we recognise that women are still far from equal to men in today’s societies. We can not have climate justice without gender equity. And remember; what we women want today - and every day- is equality, not congratulations or celebrations.

Check out our new chapter ‘Microplastics and their effects on soil funtion as a life-supporting system’ link.springer.com/chapter/10.100… It was a pleasure to work with abel machado and others to bring this chapter together #microplastics #plastic #pollution #terrestrial #soil #microbiology

One lockdown bonus has been the fortnightly reading group meetings with @SotonEnvSci microplastics researchers- today with great presentations from new Masters researchers Olly and Adam. Christina Thiele Freya Radford Dr Jessica Stead Lina Zapata Vianey Landeros Ian Williams John Langley

Healthcare PPE items: UK alone may use 10 million disposable items each day, though more sustainable alternatives are available. bit.ly/3gEVqmQ

Fantastic new study by my colleagues National Oceanography Centre who found that the mass of #microplastics in the oceans may in fact exceed the amount we thought we had put in, and not everything is found floating at the surface... nature.com/articles/s4146… #plasticpollution SETAC Microplastics Interest Group

Geography & Environmental Science University of Southampton has risen 8 places, moving into the TOP 10 in The Guardian best Uni Guide 2021! We’re also ranked 7th in the UK’s Russell Group Universities. More info here: fal.cn/3ac4f #GlobalGoals

Full version of our new paper Environmental Science & Technology Journals: low concentrations of #microplastics detected in treated #potable #water corresponding to high treatment efficiency (99.99%). Blank corrections are critical to prevent over-reporting UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology National Oceanography Centre Lancaster Environment Centre pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Field work! Sunshine! Out in rural Hampshire getting soil samples to test for microplastics with Freya Radford

Check out our new paper assessing microplastic quantification in the surface microlayer 👩‍🔬

Check out our new #openaccess paper led by Freya Radford on developing methods for the notoriously difficult extraction of #microplastics from different #soil types pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… With Malcolm Hudson Lina Zapata Ian Williams

If you live in the UK, tune into @FoodUnwrappedTV on Channel 4 at 8pm today, where I will be talking to Jimmy Doherty about #plastics and #microplastics in landfills, food packaging, and our everyday lives!

On #WorldOceansDay, we take a deeper look at the ocean research being carried out at Southampton. ‘Below the Surface’ looks at the exciting work our students are doing in supporting the global effort to protect our oceans. Watch in full: fal.cn/3fV64 🐠🐙🌊

A massive thank you to my supervisors for all their support over the last 4+ years - it's been great 😁 Malcolm Hudson Alice A. Horton Ian Williams

Check out the latest project update from the Biospheric Microplastics research cluster. Read about their sandpit event, their new "Reading for STEM" project and the work that Research Fellow Freya Radford has been undertaking. bit.ly/3dwGoUd Stephanie Sargeant @BurfordBen

How do #Microplasics get into #Agricultural #Soils and where do they come from? New paper Freya Radford Malcolm Hudson Alice A. Horton #PeterShaw: doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.…

Interested in the impacts of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems? We have a fully funded 3 year PhD project available at UWE Bristol . Deadline 3rd July jobs.ac.uk/job/CZX205/phd…