Ed Cook
@edrcook.bsky.social
#Plasticpollution scientist interested in how, where, how much, and why #plastic enters the #environment. Actively researching #openburning of waste, #waste exports and the contribution of #wastepickers to plastic pollution mitigation.
Bezos aside - the idea that established facts don’t change is flawed - we should all be open to adjusting our views when the information changes.
January 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Bezos aside - the idea that established facts don’t change is flawed - we should all be open to adjusting our views when the information changes.
Hi @danirabaiotti.bsky.social - I’m sure you’re very busy. Webpage suggested to nudge if I haven’t heard for a while so any chance you can add me? I am into plastic pollution - sort of engineering / geography / waste stuff
Recent paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0003-39...
Recent paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0003-39...
A local-to-global emissions inventory of macroplastic pollution - Nature
A global macroplastic pollution emissions inventory and methodology is developed using machine learning and probabilistic material flow analysis, to identify hotspots across more than 50,000 muni...
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December 17, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Hi @danirabaiotti.bsky.social - I’m sure you’re very busy. Webpage suggested to nudge if I haven’t heard for a while so any chance you can add me? I am into plastic pollution - sort of engineering / geography / waste stuff
Recent paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0003-39...
Recent paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0003-39...
Yeah I don’t think the alliance has it right - agreed impacts are wider but that chart shows mass - they can’t clean up material which isn’t in the environment..
December 2, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Yeah I don’t think the alliance has it right - agreed impacts are wider but that chart shows mass - they can’t clean up material which isn’t in the environment..
Not sure that graph is a fair and scientifically objective representation. I would compare ‘emissions’ with ‘cleaned up’ (whatever that means). It’ll still be comparatively small, but with more credibility.
December 1, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Not sure that graph is a fair and scientifically objective representation. I would compare ‘emissions’ with ‘cleaned up’ (whatever that means). It’ll still be comparatively small, but with more credibility.
OK fully agree with that - my own discipline (plastic pollution) is awash with ideologically driven nonsense. But back to the article - which I am rer-reading now - I think it broadly supports what you say!
November 22, 2024 at 2:24 PM
OK fully agree with that - my own discipline (plastic pollution) is awash with ideologically driven nonsense. But back to the article - which I am rer-reading now - I think it broadly supports what you say!
Wait, 'being political' could mean different things - clearly creating science to achieve ideological political objectives is corrupt, but making science to inform policy is our MO - personally I'm attacked by groups which I associate with left.... we agree good science is the solution :)
November 22, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Wait, 'being political' could mean different things - clearly creating science to achieve ideological political objectives is corrupt, but making science to inform policy is our MO - personally I'm attacked by groups which I associate with left.... we agree good science is the solution :)
Wondering what credibility is eroding. I just read the article - doi.org/10.1126/scie.... It looks quite reasonable. As a scientist, I work hard to inform the political process and I try to keep politicians and policy advocates as honest as they can. I think this article supports that notion.
Scientists as political advocates
Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...
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November 22, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Wondering what credibility is eroding. I just read the article - doi.org/10.1126/scie.... It looks quite reasonable. As a scientist, I work hard to inform the political process and I try to keep politicians and policy advocates as honest as they can. I think this article supports that notion.
Hi - I work in plastic pollution modelling - sources and fates - not really aligned with any of the listed topics - we fall roughly into engineering / geography disciplines - my ORCID is orcid.org/0000-0003-39... - I would like to be a part of one group or another :)
ORCID
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November 22, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Hi - I work in plastic pollution modelling - sources and fates - not really aligned with any of the listed topics - we fall roughly into engineering / geography disciplines - my ORCID is orcid.org/0000-0003-39... - I would like to be a part of one group or another :)