Community Partner

Britta Baechler, Ocean Conservancy

First Advisor

Sarah Carvill

Date of Award

2022

Document Type

Project

Degree Name

Master of Environmental Management (MEM)

Department

Environmental Science and Management

Language

English

Subjects

Microplastics -- Oregon -- Management, Microplastics -- Public opinion, Plastics -- Public opinion, Plastic scrap -- Public opinion, Plastics -- Government policy -- United States, Microplastics -- Health aspects, Microplastics -- Environmental aspects, Plastics industry and trade -- United States, Pollution prevention

DOI

10.15760/mem.79

Abstract

There is currently no federal policy in the United States that specifically addresses microplastics (MPs) pollution. However, states are beginning to act on this issue; California's SB 1422 initiates measurement of MPs in drinking water resources and Senate Bill 1263 requires the state to adopt a strategy to reduce the ecological impact of MPs in marine ecosystems. Other West Coast states like Oregon and Washington are expected to follow California's example. It is important to know what the actors who are a part of shaping MPs policy in Oregon would see as barriers and opportunities to doing so. We conducted semi-structured interviews with a group of stakeholders in Oregon with interests in microplastic pollution and evaluated baseline attitudes towards management. This provides our community partner, Ocean Conservancy, with detailed information on the landscape and priorities for managing MPs pollution in Oregon. Discerning what challenges and data gaps there are to addressing pollution reduction will inform future endeavors to manage MPs in Oregon waterways.

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Comments

A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Environmental Management.

IRB protocol #217266-18

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37812

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