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Tony R. Walker
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Professor, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Editor, Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
Born at 324 in 🇬🇧
#plasticpollution #singleuseplastic #microplastics #PlasticsTreaty #ClimateChange #SciComm #SciPol

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · Nov 12
Happy to share that I made the #Clarivate #HighlyCited2025 list again.

This time in 2 field categories (in the field of Environment and Ecology and in Cross-Field)!

#plasticpollution
#singleuseplastic
#microplastics
#PlasticsTreaty
#ClimateChange
#SciComm
#SciPol
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19h
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d
Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back

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Federal agents shoot person in Minnesota, governor says
Minneapolis officials said they are investigating.
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 1d
Multiple contaminant ecological risk evaluation in small craft harbour sediments in Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦

#ecologicalrisk
#sediments
#contaminants

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Multiple contaminant ecological risk evaluation in small craft harbour sediments in Nova Scotia, Canada
Small craft harbours are vital for the fishing industry and have high socioeconomic and cultural importance for surrounding communities. Presence of p…
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 1d
Brass Monkey weather here in Wentworth today! ❄️❄️❄️

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 2d
I have a lot of alternate words to describe him, but if I posted them here, I might get banned from this platform.

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 3d
Disrespectful comments from draft dodger #Trump.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 3d
His comments are ‘deeply disrespectful’ towards British troops. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump's claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line sparks outrage in UK
The US president says Nato troops stayed "a little off the front lines" - despite 457 UK military deaths in the conflict.
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 3d
We’ve been skiing every weekend since December 22. Looking forward to tomorrow too ❄️⛷️

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Waterfront Media HFX @wfmhfx.bsky.social · 3d
(Utility) NSP is investigating the cause of a power outage in Halifax affecting more than 3000 customers

Stay updated with NSP here 

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 3d
One reason why I have been doing a bit of run commuting.

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 3d
WFH and a power outage is not a good combination 🥺

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Dr. Jen Frail-Gauthier @coastalseaside.bsky.social · 4d
When sitting on the bus the other day, I kept count for what I could... and NOT including work/delivery vehicles, I counted 75 single-occupant vehicles, for only 13 with more than one person. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Just how bad is traffic in Halifax?
New data ranks Halifax the third worst in Canada for traffic congestion, and it's not getting better. The province and city are working on solutions, but experts say it's clear what must be done. The ...
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 4d
🚨 New paper published in Environmental Impact Assessment Review 👇

Does the recycling and utilization of reclaimed water policy effectively address regional water scarcity? Evidence from a pilot city in China 🇨🇳

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 5d
Corporate earth system accountability: Governance strategies to reduce #microplastic pollution from consumer products

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Corporate earth system accountability: Governance strategies to reduce microplastic pollution from consumer products
Microplastics released as consumers use products are a significant, yet largely unregulated, source of global pollution. Enhancing corporate earth sys…
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 5d
➡️ This review highlights the urgent need to standardize measurement methods and strengthen monitoring efforts, in order to better understand sources, fate and transport, and the potential impacts of micro- and #nanoplastics on human health and the environment.

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 5d
➡️ #Microplastics are also a diverse #contaminant suite that are ubiquitous in the Canadian #environment.

➡️ We reviewed reviewed studies across Canada that reported microplastics in #freshwater and #seawater, #sediments, #soils, #air, #snow, and, in biota.

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 5d
🚨 New paper alert led by Hamid Boleydei, with Céline Vaneeckhaute & Francis Bougie👇

A Review on Microplastics Presence, Distribution, and Composition in Multiple Environmental Samples Across Canada

➡️ #Microplastics are tiny (<5 mm), yet are now widespread across a massive country like #Canada 🇨🇦

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 5d
Just received last semesters Student Learning Experience Questionnaires (SLEQ) reports for my two Fall courses.

I panicked for a moment until I realized the scores were out of 4 and not 5, as in previous years.

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 6d
Well, that’s demoralizing. 🥺

Especially after 2h of snow shoveling this morning.

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 8d
Exploring the sustainable packaging sector through European companies’ LinkedIn profiles with unsupervised machine learning

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Exploring the sustainable packaging sector through European companies’ LinkedIn profiles with unsupervised machine learning
The rapidly increasing demand for goods and services has led to increased use of packaging for products. Production and consumption practices are crit…
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 8d
Gaps and Pathways Towards Standardized, FAIR #Microplastics Data Harmonization: A Systematic Review

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 8d
A marine pollution governance assessment framework - the case of emerging tyre wear particles governance in the European Union

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#tyrewearparticles
#tirewearparticles
A marine pollution governance assessment framework - the case of emerging tyre wear particles governance in the European Union
Despite global regulatory efforts over the last 50 years, marine pollution remains a persistent challenge. Its transboundary nature requires a multifa…
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 8d
#Microplastics in a mosaic of Marine Protected Areas from southeastern #Brazil: An assessment based on filter-feeding bivalves

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Microplastics in a mosaic of Marine Protected Areas from southeastern Brazil: An assessment based on filter-feeding bivalves
Microplastics (MPs) pose a pervasive environmental threat to coastal ecosystems, with increasing reports even within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). De…
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 9d
My week in numbers:

11 graduate admissions files reviewed 👨‍🎓🎓👩‍🎓
7 runs 🏃
2 CBC News interviews 📰
2 courses taught 👨‍🏫
1 paper accepted 📄
1 abstract accepted 📄
1 paper submitted 📄
loads of meetings 👥
a couple of beers 🍺

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 9d
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
#PlasticPollution
#Microplastics

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 9d
Our paper 'Current trends of unsustainable plastic production and micro(nano)plastic pollution' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... is the most cited article published in TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry since Jan 2023 and the 2nd most downloaded article in the last 90 days!

#PlasticPollution

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 10d
YES! That was intentional. I have a face for radio, but a shirt for TV 😉

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 10d
My interview today with Tom Murphy, the anchor for CBC Nova Scotia News 👇

Prof unpacks Ottawa's suspension of single-use plastics ban

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#singleuseplastics
#plasticpollution
#Canada 🇨🇦
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 10d
If ever I opened a pub, I'd name it the "Ducky Fuzz" or "Fuzzy Duck"! 🍻

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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 10d
🚨 My interview on CBC Radio Information Morning yesterday 👇

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#singleuseplastics
#plasticpollution
#Canada 🇨🇦
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