Competition: design an infographic describing plastic pollution in polar regions

The SCAR Plastic Action Group (Plastic-AG) announces a competition for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to create an infographic describing plastic pollution in polar regions. The infographic should synthetise available scientific literature and visualize data about plastic pollution in polar regions (in the Arctic and/or Antarctica), including micro- and nanoplastics, to represent the latest advancements in polar research, including key concerns for polar ecosystems.

The competition is open from the 9th February to the 5th June 2024

3 Aprile 2024

Un articolo scientifico sullo stato delle conoscenze sulla contaminazione da plastica in Antartide pubblicato da Gabriella Caruso (CNR-ISP Messina) in collaborazione con Elisa Bergami dell’Università di Modena e Reggio-Emilia, Neelu Singh del Norwegian Polar Institute (Longyearbyen, Norway) e Ilaria Corsi dell’Università degli Studi di Siena è stato premiato come il miglior articolo del 2023 dalla rivista internazionale Water Biology and Security. L'articolo riporta lo stato attuale delle conoscenze sulla contaminazione da plastica in Antartide. Frammenti di plastica di diversa dimensione sono stati trovati in organismi antartici terrestri e marini, suscitando preoccupazioni riguardo i possibili effetti avversi sulla biodiversità e sulle funzioni degli ecosistemi. L'articolo conclude con i gaps conoscitivi ancora esistenti per quanto concerne il trasporto delle plastiche in Antartide e gli impatti ad esse associati e sulle priorità per futuri studi. - Gabriella Caruso (CNR-ISP)

Plastic occurrence, sources, and impacts in Antarctic environment and biota - DOI: /10.1016/j.watbs.2022.100034

The Symposium focuses on work that makes use of CryoSat-2 or ICESat-2 or a combination of both satellites.
Abstract submission - Deadline: 10 May 2024

Missions Status: including CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 satellite systems, sensors, and data operations, calibration and validation. Sea Ice: including lead detection, snow loading, sea ice freeboard, roughness, thickness, dynamics and thermodynamics. Ice Sheets and Ice Shelves: including long-term, seasonal, and episodic changes in ice sheet, ice shelf, and iceberg elevation, thickness, and mass, ice sheet grounding line migration, and iceberg calving, and subglacial lakes and hydrology. Mountain Glaciers and Ice Caps: including long-term, seasonal, and episodic changes in elevation, thickness, and mass. Oceans and hydrology: including polar and coastal oceans, regional and global sea level rise, marine gravity, and land hydrology. Synergies and follow-on missions: including planned and future missions that build on the heritage of polar altimetry.