Sayes Lab at 4th Annual Texas Plastic Pollution Symposium
On March 31, 2022, members of the Sayes Group traveled to the Port Aransas Community Theater, Port Aransas, Texas, to attend and present at the 4th Annual Texas Plastic Pollution Symposium (TPPS). The meeting was hosted by the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Texas Sea Grant, Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, NOAA Marine Debris Program, and Texas Coastal Bend Surfrider Foundation. Dr. Christie Sayes presented a talk entitled “Environmental Effects and Toxicological Mechanisms of Microplastics in Aqueous Systems”. Clancy Collom, PhD candidate networked with researchers from Keep Texas Beautiful; Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC); Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve; University of Wisconsin-Superior; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Massachusetts; and the University of Texas at Austin. The meeting concluded with a Dolphin Cruise around the Port Aransas Bay.
