Microplastics

Our team has been studying the what, where, and why of plastics in urban ecosystems. 

What types of plastics are out there? 

Where are they deposited? 

Why did they get there?

Graduate student Andrea Norton has collected hundreds of samples across twenty Lubbock lakes to answer these questions. Please stay tuned!

Large plastics break down into smaller plastics. To manage microplastics in the environment, we must start at the source. Our team is studying patterns of single use plastics in our community parks to develop plans to mitigate microplastic pollution.