# @arizonastateuniversity on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B7XLcTlAjCo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3614669-arizonastateuniversity-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bea965797c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-01-16T01:31:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Arizona State University (@arizonastateuniversity) — https://gondola.cc/arizonastateuniversity

## Caption

@asunewcollege scientist Beth Polidoro goes where the biggest risks are, working to reduce the impact #microplastics have on our health 🧬 and our oceans 🌊.⁣ ⁣⁣
⁣
Polidoro looks at pollution in the marine environment 🌊: where it comes from, where it ends up, and what the impact of chemicals are on both marine species 🐠 and people who eat seafood 👥.⁣ ⁣⁣
⁣
She doesn't just translate what she finds in the field and the lab 🔬 to health outcomes. She also uses it to help guide conservation ♻️ and environmental policies 🌎.⁣ ⁣⁣
⁣
And her efforts are paying off — not only in the communities in which she works, but into unbelievable opportunities for the @arizonastateuniversity students who work with her.⁣ ⁣⁣
⁣
"We've seen an explosion of research on how much #plastic and other pollutants are getting into the environment, where that's occurring, how they're moving, how they're degrading, where they're ending up," she says.⁣ ⁣⁣
⁣
ℹ️ Find out more in the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣⁣
⁣
#asu #asuinnovators #arizonastateuniversity #sundevillife #wellnesswednesday #sundevils #asuresearch #plasticpollution #oceanconservation

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 1,272
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 6

## Tags

asuinnovators, sundevils, arizonastateuniversity, wellnesswednesday, plastic, sundevillife, asu, microplastics, plasticpollution, asuresearch, oceanconservation

---
Copyright (c) Gondola