Search Results - "Brignac, Kayla C."

Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms by Jung, Melissa R., Horgen, F. David, Orski, Sara V., Rodriguez C., Viviana, Beers, Kathryn L., Balazs, George H., Jones, T. Todd, Work, Thierry M., Brignac, Kayla C., Royer, Sarah-Jeanne, Hyrenbach, K. David, Jensen, Brenda A., Lynch, Jennifer M.

“…Polymer identification of plastic marine debris can help identify its sources, degradation, and fate. We optimized and validated a fast, simple, and accessible…”
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Marine Debris Polymers on Main Hawaiian Island Beaches, Sea Surface, and Seafloor by Brignac, Kayla C, Jung, Melissa R, King, Cheryl, Royer, Sarah-Jeanne, Blickley, Lauren, Lamson, Megan R, Potemra, James T, Lynch, Jennifer M

“…Polymeric differences of plastic debris were assessed across four compartments of the Main Hawaiian Islands (sea surface, windward beaches, leeward beaches,…”
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Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC): An important tool for polymer identification and characterization of plastic marine debris by Lynch, Jennifer M., Corniuk, Raquel N., Brignac, Kayla C., Jung, Melissa R., Sellona, Kristine, Marchiani, Joelle, Weatherford, Wanda

“…Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), a routine thermoanalytical method in material science, is gaining utility in plastic pollution research to improve…”
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Time-gated Raman spectroscopy of recovered plastics by Kotula, Anthony P., Orski, Sara V., Brignac, Kayla C., Lynch, Jennifer M., Heilala, Bryan M.J.

“…Raman spectroscopy is a powerful non-destructive technique for the identification and characterization of plastics, but a major shortcoming of this technique…”
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Polymer Identification of Plastic Debris Ingested by Pelagic-Phase Sea Turtles in the Central Pacific by Jung, Melissa R, Balazs, George H, Work, Thierry M, Jones, T. Todd, Orski, Sara V, Rodriguez C, Viviana, Beers, Kathryn L, Brignac, Kayla C, Hyrenbach, K. David, Jensen, Brenda A, Lynch, Jennifer M

“…Pelagic Pacific sea turtles eat relatively large quantities of plastic (median 5 g in gut). Using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, we identified the…”
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Nearshore sea surface macro marine debris in Maui County, Hawaii: Distribution, drivers, and polymer composition by Currie, Jens J., Stack, Stephanie H., Brignac, Kayla C., Lynch, Jennifer M.

“…Located within the subtropical convergence zone, the Hawaiian archipelago is subject to high debris loads. This paper represents the first study to determine…”
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Degradation Behavior of Polyolefins in Tropical Marine Conditions and Influence on Sinking Behavior by Brignac, Kayla C

“…Polyolefins are the most widely manufactured and utilized plastics globally, leading to their accumulation in natural ecosystems. Long praised for their…”
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