B.C. Sailor Selected for Antarctica Research Trip on Plastic Pollution
Penny Caldwell will help trace microplastics to shore sources during an all-women expedition that studies pollution in remote waters, eXXpedition said.
- Nelson, B.C. sailor Penny Caldwell will join United Kingdom-based eXXpedition on a research voyage to Antarctica this November and December to study microplastics' environmental impact on coastal and ocean ecosystems.
- During a 2018 sailing trip from Hawaii to Victoria, Caldwell observed plastic pollution in remote waters and realized, "OK, there's got to be something more that we can do." This experience inspired her research application.
- The United Nations Environment Programme reports 11 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans annually. Caldwell and researchers will trace these plastics to their sources, providing data communities need to address local pollution.
- Managing Sail Nelson on Kootenay Lake, Caldwell regularly observes shoreline garbage and asks, "What did the water gods give you this year?" The expedition requires traversing the treacherous Drake Passage to reach Antarctica.
- Upon returning to Nelson, Caldwell plans to share her research findings with local classrooms. This initiative aims to increase community awareness about plastic pollution's tangible environmental impacts on global and local water sources.
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B.C. sailor selected for Antarctica research trip on plastic pollution
Halfway between Hawaii and California floats the world’s largest ocean dump. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is made up of an estimated 100,000 tonnes of plastic covering an area twice the size of Texas, according to environmental non-profit The Ocean Cleanup. The 1.8 trillion pieces floating in the Pacific Ocean, the organization says, are the equivalent of 250 pieces for every human on Earth. In 2018, Penny Caldwell was sailing from Hawaii to …
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