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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Citizen Scientists Capture Microplastics Pollution Around State
Maurer-Jones, M. A. (PI), Penn, L. (CoI) & Simcik, M. (CoI)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/25 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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Sinking and suspended microplastic particles in Lake Superior
Austin-Minor, E. C. (PI) & Maurer-Jones, M. A. (CoI)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/23 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Minnesota Sea Grant Omnibus 2018-2021
Bilotta, J. P. (PI), Bischof, J. C. (PI), Davenport, M. A. (PI), Downing, J. A. (PI), Filstrup, C. T. (PI), Frie, A. L. (PI), Gutknecht, J. L. (PI), Haynes, M. (PI), Hill, C. S. (PI), Jensen, D. A. (PI), Johnson, N. (PI), Keeler, B. L. (PI), Kitson, M. C. (PI), Lutsky, K. O. (PI), Maurer-Jones, M. A. (PI), Melvin, R. G. (PI), Prihoda, K. R. (PI), Rodman, M. G. (PI), Schrank, A. (PI), Schreiner, D. R. (PI), Sheik, C. S. (PI), Smith, K. T. (PI), Thoms, M. (PI), Thoms, M. E. (PI), Austin-Minor, E. C. (CoI), Chun, C. L. (CoI), Primus, A. E. (CoI), Schreiner, K. M. (CoI), Simmons, G. E. (CoI), Tye, M. T. (CoI), Sprague, T. A. (Co-Principal Investigator), Henneck, J. R. (Key Personnel), Hagley, C. A. (Prior Principal Investigator) & Schomberg, J. D. (Prior Principal Investigator)
USDOC NAT'L OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN
2/1/18 → 1/31/24
Project: Research project
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Quantifying Properties for a Mechanistic, Predictive Und
Hinderliter, B. R. (PI), Maurer-Jones, M. A. (PI) & Hill, E. (Prior Principal Investigator)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (USDOE)
10/1/16 → 9/30/20
Project: Research project
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ES&T at 60: Science, Community, and the Facets of Impact
Zimmerman, J. B., Boehm, A. B., Cousins, I. T., Dachs, J., Eckelman, M. J., Fenner, K., Gago-Ferrero, P., Gardea-Torresdey, J. L., Gibson, J. M. D., Hollender, J., Hong, P. Y., Hsu-Kim, H., Leusch, F. D. L., Li, X., Lin, S., Lowry, G. V., Maurer-Jones, M. A., Miller, S. L., Mills, M. S. & Raskin, L. M. & 12 others, , Jan 13 2026, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 60, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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From Silent Spring to the Awakening of AI: 60 Years of Ecotoxicology Research in ES&T
Leusch, F. D. L., Bertram, M. G., Gago-Ferrero, P., Maurer-Jones, M., Schlenk, D., Shi, H., Wang, B., Xu, E. G., Zhang, X. & Zimmerman, J., Jun 16 2026, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 60, 23, p. 16343-16344 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Organic matter removal in microplastic extraction from environmental samples: Challenges and methodological solutions
Nath, H., Zolfaghari, S., Maurer-Jones, M. A., Darbha, G. K. & Salehi, M., Sep 1 2026, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 515, 142998.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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We See That Plastics Are Persistent. But Should We Treat Them Universally as a POP?
Maurer-Jones, M. A. & Kalita, N. K., Apr 7 2026, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 60, 13, p. 9715-9717 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Apolitical Science
Zimmerman, J. B., Lowry, G., Rosario-Ortiz, F., Westerhoff, P., Alessi, D., Alvarez, P., Boehm, A., Cousins, I., Dachs, J., Eckelman, M., El Haddad, I., Gago-Ferrero, P., Gardea-Torresdey, J., Gibson, J. M. D., Hornbuckle, K., Hsu-Kim, H., Hollender, J., Ikeda, A., Leusch, F. & Maurer-Jones, M. & 13 others, , Apr 8 2025, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 59, 13, p. 6355-6356 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Data for "Impacts of Nanoplastics on the Viability and Riboflavin Secretion in the Model Bacteria Shewanella oneidensis"
Maurer-Jones, M. A., Fringer, V. S., Fawcett, L. P. & Mitrano, D. M., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2020
DOI: 10.13020/jka2-dt15, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/214071
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Grant Helps UMD Look Into Impacts Plastic Has On Lake Superior
9/23/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research