Friday 13th: Liberal Arts Building #3 (LA3) room 204
8:15 AM Coffee Served, Welcome to campus
9:00 AM Introductions and Outline of Workshop Goals
9:15 AM State of the Science Presentations
- Where are we in California: Holly Wyer (Ocean Protection Council)
- State Regulatory Advancements: Claire Waggoner (State Water Board)
- A View from a District: Violet Renick (OC Sanitation District)
- Panel Discussion/QA
10:30 AM Coffee Break:
10:45 AM Methods Session(Stands/demos for participant interactions; 1 hour)
- Sand/Sediment MP demo and explanation
- Biota MP demo and explanation
- Talk on Meta-analysis demo and application to MP data
11:45 AM Breakout sessionsTable discussions about current issues in microplastic detection
12:45 PM Lunch (1hour)
1:45 PM Methods for assessing MP in water
- Overarchingplan for field water sampling
- Set groups for field sampling (2 locations, ~14 participants/location)
2:00 PM Field sampling
4:00 PM Lab separation and setup digestion for overnight incubation
5:00-7:00 PM Networking Dinner at Acapulco
- 6270 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA
- Food and non-alcoholic drinks provided
Alcoholic drinks available at cash bar
Saturday 14th: Hall of Science (HSCI) room 111
8:15 AM Coffee
9:00 AM Microplastic Detection with a Light Microscope
10:00 Nile Red Staining into a Coffee Break to wait for stain to bind
10:30 AM Nile Red Staining
- Fluorescent microscope demonstration
- Detection from fluorescent microscopy images
12:30 PM Networking Lunch
1:30 PM Other Considerations
- Reporting, quality assurance and quality control
- After the microscope, discussions on polymer characterization
2:30 PM Coffee
2:45 PM After workshop objectives and planning
4:00 PM Meeting Closes
