#plastisphere

[kaywren]

MARINE ARTIFACTS OF THE SALISH SEA, Artifact No. 4, oil on canvas, 6" x 6", 2016 . #clark_gallery #patriciarovzargallery #contemporaryamericanpainting #marinedebris #contemporaryart #heytate #chalkhillartistresidency #plastisphere #chateauOart #americanpainting #contemporarystilllifepainting #environmentalartanddesign #evironmentalart #maritimeart #galleryexhibitions #stilllifepainting #salishsea #risdalumni #oceanadvocate #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution #oceanpollution #environmentalprotection #climatechange #seattleartist #pnwart #naturalscienceillustration @plasticpollutes #anthroprocene #popart #seattleartpost

[todropscience]

DANGEROUS BACTERIA THRIVE ON OCEAN PLASTIC DEBRIS

Specialist bacteria have seem to be eating the plastic garbage we throw into the ocean, but recent research shows that dangerous Vibrio bacteria are also living in plastic debris. Plastic has become the most common form of marine debris since it entered the consumer arena less than 60 years ago, and presents a major and growing global pollution problem. Despite this, what we know about plastic on open ocean ecosystems is poorly understood, particularly for microbial communities. 

Researchers has collected floating plastic in the North Atlantic  and after analyze them with scanning electron microscopy and next-generation sequencing to characterize the attached microbial communities they unveiled a diverse microbial community refer to as the “Plastisphere”. 

Visualization of the surface show active hydrolysis of plastic (as the main picture). As proof, a DNA analisis identified several hydrocarbon-degrading gene in these bacteria, supporting the possibility that microbes play a role in degrading plastic. Some Plastisphere members may be opportunistic pathogens such as Vibrio bacteria that dominated one plastic samples. Plastisphere communities are distinct from surrounding surface water, implying that plastic serves as a novel ecological habitat in the open ocean. Vibrio are bacterias found in seawater, and cause Vibriosis. People with vibriosis become infected by consuming raw or undercooked seafood or exposing a wound to seawater, which could lead to death.

Plastic has a longer half-life than most natural floating marine substrates, and a hydrophobic surface that promotes microbial colonization and biofilm formation.

Photo: Microbial cells pitting the surface of sample,  All scale bars is 10 μm.

Reference: Zettler et al. 2016. Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris. Environ. Sci. Technol.

[fearku]

Seductive colours, forms and textures of twine, rope and degraded cabling mimic seaweeds and bottle caps accumulate with seashells in clusters. ⠀ 'Seaweed Twine', acrylic on deep edge canvas, 31x41 x4,cm '19 by Debra Fear #collectiveunconscious #plastisphere #art #iamabeachguardian #saveourplanet #beatplasticpollution #plastic #planetorplastic #savetheoceans #beachclean #plasticsoup #oceanplastic #plasticpollutes #savetheoceans #plasticocean #marinedebris #beachcleanup #plasticwaste #cleanourseas #saveourseas #dorset #plasticpollution #consciousconsumer #lesswaste #cleanbeaches #beach #cleanup #beachcomb #beachlife https://www.instagram.com/p/B4mhL1_F1F6/?igshid=xqmxym72bnuk

[fearku]

Each painting tells a story set in our future 'big picture' in the politics of interconnectedness and is birthed from the acrylic #motherpaint. #plastisphere is in a sea near to you #BeatPlasticPollution #oceanplastic #artistintheattic   #regenesis #Plastikos #artistasplasticos https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp9T-jxF71u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=77xjj1dmj3ny

[cedarlili]

Myth-Busting: Ocean Plastic

There’s been a video making the rounds of social media, showing rafts of debris floating in the ocean, most of it plastic. I keep seeing it being shared along with laments about how we humans are a scourge on the face of the earth and we’re killing the ocean.

Only… that’s not completely accurate. While the impact of plastic debris is undeniable, the actual ramifications of that are still…

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[everydayhagiography]

Discovered Words

Plastisphere: Habitats and ecosystems founded entirely on human-made plastics. The vast increase of ocean plastics (from the myriad Garbage Patches now in evidence to ocean-borne flotsam) takes “rafting” communities of microbial and crustaceous life to localities previously unavailable to them.  nb. Wondering when “plastophile” will become a word, and used to describe oil-based life on earth…

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[kaywren]

Reception today: Saturday, June 17, 4:00-6:00! Please stop by and see my work @clark_gallery, Boston, June 16-July 29. Fossil Feud, oil on canvas, 22x28", 2016 @dana_salvo #chateauOart #contemporaryamericanpainting #marinedebris #contemporaryart #heytate #contemporarypainting #chalkhillartistresidency #plastisphere #americanartist #americanpainting #contemporarystilllifepainting #environmentalartanddesign #evironmentalart #maritimeart #galleryexhibitions #stilllifepainting #salishsea #risdalumni #oceanadvocate #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution #oceanpollution #environmentalprotection #climatechange #seattleartist #naturalscienceillustration @plasticpollutes #anthroprocene #popart #seattleartpost #bostongalleries

[kaywren]

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Look what came in the mail today! Delighted that my work has been chosen by the editorial staff of international Art Maze Magazine. Featured: "Sea Stack", oil on canvas, 6ftx3ft . #artmazemag @artmazemag #contemporaryart #art #contemporarypainting #contemporaryartgalleries #plastisphere #americanartist #americanpainting #contemporarystilllifepainting #environmentalartanddesign #evironmentalart #maritimeart #galleryexhibitions #stilllifepainting #salishsea #risd1877 #risdxyz #oceanadvocate #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution #oceanpollution #environmentalprotection #climatechange #seattleartist #pnwart #pacificnorthwestartist #popart #internationalartmagazine @clark_gallery #chalkhillartistresidency (at London, United Kingdom)