Climate Awareness Weekend Sail

The Nanoplastics Laboratory participated in the Climate and Environmental Sailing event organized by the Sail Trainees of Finland (Snupu) from October 11th to 13th, 2024, where we searched for microplastics in seawater. Water samples were collected with a plankton net and then examined under a microscope. Plastic fibers, in particular, were caught in the net. The research vessel used was the schooner Helena, operated by the Sail Training Association Finland, STAF.

Viivi Salomaja from the Finnish Youth Sailors and Arto Hiltunen from the Archipelago Research Institute examine a microplastic sample under a microscope.

 

The research vessel used was the schooner Helena.