Interested in learning more about microplastics around Australia and the impact on humans & the environment?

Come participate in our AUSMAP Scientist for a Day program as part of National Science Week!

Hear from microplastics expert Dr Michelle Blewitt (Program Director) about the AUSMAP program and how they are trying to tackle the microplastic pollution problem in our local waterways!

It’s hard to solve a problem you can’t see.Until recently, microplastic pollution presented scientists with a crisis that was invisible to the naked eye. Now we have AUSMAP - Australian Microplastic Assessment Project. By translating data into vivid maps of plastic pollution hotspots all over Australia, AUSMAP makes it easy for everyone to see the scale and nature of this growing problem. We need to know how much is out there before we figure out what to do with it and find effective ways to mitigate this issue!

AUSMAP is a nationwide citizen science program that aims to quantify microplastic pollution, with the primary goals of identifying litter hotspots and assisting in source reduction. The program educates, engages and empowers citizens of all ages to identify microplastic hotspots, finds effective remediation strategies.

What will you learn?

How microplastics affects our aquatic environment, wildlife and us
What are microplastics and where we can find them in our local community
How AUSMAP is helping to reduce this problem, along with your help
How to be a scientist for the morning collecting a microplastic survey for AUSMAPs database.