BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//107.180.48.70//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry X-WR-CALDESC: X-FROM-URL:http://hawaiiasphalt.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19470608T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-1030 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11375@hawaiiasphalt.org/wp DTSTAMP:20240329T054225Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:HAPI Activity\,HAPI Shorts\,Local Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Speaker: Jennifer Lynch\, Research Biologist\, National Inst itute of Standards and Technology and Co-Director\, Hawaii Pacific Univers ity’s Center for Marine Debris Research
\nPlastic pollution is a glo bal environmental problem that is predicted to worsen. Hawaiʻi is an unfor tunate hotspot with record quantities of plastic washing ashore from dista nt locations and harming coral reefs\, marine organisms and aesthetics of the natural landscape. Much of this plastic pollution comes in the form of foreign derelict fishing gear. Finding a long-term use for this material\ , such as improving asphalt roads by replacing a portion of the binder wit h plastic from derelict fishing nets\, could spur more environmental clean up and create a win-win for the environment and economy of Hawaiʻi. Many c ountries and states are recycling plastics into asphalt already\, but the public has warranted concerns that the pavement may produce unintended env ironmental damages\, such as releasing microplastics or leaching plastic a dditives into aquatic habitats. The National Institute of Standards and Te chnology (NIST) and Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Center for Marine Debris Research (CMDR) has developed methods for environmental chemical measureme nts. Working with the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation\, CMDR will tes t microplastic and plastic additive leaching from asphalt paved with recyc led plastics. In addition\, the University of Hawaiʻi will test the mechan ical performance of the asphalt. Our future data will provide more underst anding and information on potential of recycling plastics into roadways. p>\n
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