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Lecturer: Ruei-Feng Shiu (許瑞峯)
Email: rfshiu@mail.ntou.edu.tw
Phone: 02-24622192 #5711
Webpage: https://imee.ntou.edu.tw/p/412-1055-8384.php?Lang=zh-tw
Course ID: D090134A
Credits: 3
Objective: This class covers aspects of marine microplastic problem from the fate and transport of plastics, impacts on marine organisms and human health to socio-economic and political issues.
Course Prerequisites: None
Outline:
1. Sources, characteristics, types, transport and fate of marine plastics
2. Sample collection and analysis of marine microplastics
3. Global distribution, composition and abundance of marine microplastics
4. The complex mixture, fate and toxicity of chemicals associated with plastic in the marine environment
5. Nano-plastics and ecological impacts
6. Economics of marine litter
7. Regulation and management of marine plastics
Teaching Method: Class Lectures, journal guided reading, team discussion and, team presentation
Reference:
1. Melanie Bergmann, Lars Gutow, Michael Klages (2015), Marine anthropogenic litter, Springer, Switzerland
2. Journal publications related to marine microplastics
Course Schedule (subject to change):
1. Brief history of marine litter research
2. Sources, characteristics, types, transport and fate of marine plastics
3. Methodology used for the detection and identification of marine microplastics
4. Global distribution, composition and abundance of marine microplastics
5. Persistence of plastic litter in the oceans
6. The complex mixture, fate and toxicity of chemicals associated with plastic in the marine environment
7. Nano-plastics and ecological impacts
8. Microplastics in the marine environment: consequences and solutions
9. Economics of marine litter
10. Regulation and management of marine plastics
11. Journal guided reading and discussion
Evaluation:
Homework & class participation (30%);
group presentation (20%);
mid-term exam (25%);
final report (25%)
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