Adam Deitsch

University at Albany, The State University of New York | UAlbany · Atmospheric Sciences Research Center

Since the mid—1900s, plastic polymers have been widely produced and incorporated into industrial and everyday use. More than eight billion metric tons of primary plastic have been produced over that time, with an estimated 59% of that being discarded after single use or limited recycling. While typically considered stable compounds, plastics tend t...

A United States Commonwealth located around 42.4°N and 71.4°W, Massachusetts is an area still rebounding from the last glacial retreat. Its official state soil is the Paxton series, which covers approximately 816,626 acres in the New England area, and accounts for approximately 7.5% of the land in the commonwealth. Paxton is formed around dense gla...

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is a barrier island off the coast of Dania Beach, Florida. Situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, with the brackish Whiskey Creek transecting the park from north to south, the park is home to several coastal ecosystems and poses an unique opportunity to collect valuable data to a...