ENRTF ID: 087-B

Project Title: Microplastics: Transporters of Contaminants in Minnesota Waters

Category: B. Water Resources

Summary: Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, can transport contaminants of concern (COCs), and pose a major environmental threat. We will determine how microplastics affect contaminant fate and transport in Minnesota waters.

Total Project Budget: $ 448,630
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Lee Penn 
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Department: Chemistry 
Address: 207 Pleasant St SE 
Minneapolis MN 55455 
Telephone Number: (612) 626-4680 
Email rleepenn@umn.edu Web Address: 

Location: Statewide 

Alternate Text for Visual: Microplastics are everywhere in the environment, including in sediment, water, wildlife, and other biota. Microplastics can help contaminants move in the environment and get into organisms, including people.