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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Did you know that #ToMEx is provided as an open-source R package? PSSDplusplus (currently installable via Github) provides functionality to perform all of the alignments, SSDs, pSSDs and more that have been used for #microplastics ecological risk assessments. Try it out! github.com/ScottCoffin/...

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

#Microplastics brain trust, I need your help! Looking for inspiration for research projects for a #dataScience masters student that can be completed in ~9 months. Any ideas welcome!

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Takes ~15 minutes to set up. Fork it, edit config.json for your field/locations, and GitHub Actions will scrape job boards, dedupe results, and publish a filterable dashboard on GitHub Pages. scottcoff.in/Job_Scraper/...

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Job Triage — Environmental / Toxicology (California)

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Looking for a job? Tired of constantly checking different sites for updates? I built a #free, #openSource #jobScraper + triage #dashboard that requires zero code/software to get started! github.com/ScottCoffin/...

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Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Send us your published op-eds to add to the growing map 🌱. Use the map to find fellow scientists from nearby hometowns. We’ll help you contact your REGIONAL newspaper to pitch a story about homegrown scientists 🏠 🧪 sciencehomecoming.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I feel like people focus a little too much on Bruce Springsteen having a slightly cringey stage persona singing boomer music and not enough on that boomer music being pretty fuckin good and him genuinely caring about stuff

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

My friend Madison Rickert made a #WebApp that predicts 🌋 eruptions! During a visit to #Kīlauea, she built a model based on #USGS data to predict when the volcano would erupt. It was accurate within a few days and was able to take some rad photos during the eruption! kilauea-tracker.streamlit.app

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Kīlauea Fountain Event Tracker

https://kilauea-tracker.streamlit.app/

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Exciting to see Dr. Marcus Eriksen from 5Gyres present on his lifetime of studying #microplastics during the EPA's announcement today!

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

USEPA announced the 'STOMP' - Systematic Targeting of #Microplastics program through ARPA-H, which will provide ~$115 mil to standardize monitoring methods, determine exposure and hazards to human health, and develop methods to reduce body burden. Thoughts on this?

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The #USEPA will make an announcement today from 2-3:30 pm Eastern regarding #microplastics in #drinkingWater. Tune in to learn more. www.epa.gov/newsroom/live

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Live | US EPA

US EPA live events are available to watch on this page as they occur.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it. We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 08/01/2026

I’m seeing a lot of people predict that “the right wing media is going to turn this story for Trump” and “they’re going to work overtime to make America forget this” and you should tell that to all these people out there in Minnesota in fucking January. This can matter. This will matter.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Join me at The #Microplastics Exposure & Human Health Conference in Santa Fe, NM (January 11 - 14, 2026)!

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

This paper highlights something that often gets overlooked: subnational policy can move faster than global agreements—and help shape them. California’s experience shows it *is* possible to put real structure around microplastics, even amid uncertainty.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Is it perfect? Absolutely not—and that’s okay. What matters is understanding the uncertainties, biases, and best practices, and improving over time.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We needed something transparent, adaptable, and grounded in the best available evidence. Through collaboration with global experts we developed standardized methods, open data infrastructure (One4All), and a risk-based framework that was **good enough for game time**, even with known limitations.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Abkar & Walker connect California’s approach directly to the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. When we (State Water Board and OEHHA) started building California’s monitoring framework, we definitely didn’t have all the answers (and still don’t). But waiting for *perfect* science wasn’t an option.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

This @universitypress.cambridge.org article by @leiliab.bsky.social and @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social genuinely warmed my heart. It’s a reminder that the work we’ve been doing in #California on #microplastics in drinking water can- and does- travel far beyond our borders! doi.org/10.1017/plc....

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Join #DTSC's Safer Consumer Products team for a virtual workshop on #microplastics in consumer products Thursday, Dec. 11! Get an overview of our preliminary research/findings + share insights w/ us on Zoom: ⌚ 9:30 – noon (PST) 🔗 Learn more & RSVP: dtsc.ca.gov/event/microp...

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Disappointing to see that scientists are still conflating gender and sex in the literature. The reviewers or editors really should have caught this glaring error in the title of this 2016 paper!

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Thank you to authors: @magdalenammair.bsky.social @analeticiav.bsky.social, Stephanie Kennedy, Anna Kukkola, Ezra Miller, Andrew Yeh, Towsif Ahmed, Lidwina Bertrand, Andrew Barrick, Win Cowger, and Darragh Doyle

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Huge thanks to all collaborators who made this possible. This project was truly a labor of love - no funding, 100% volunteer-run, with authors from all over the world! More to come soon! 🌎✨

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Some good news- By harmonizing data across particle types, exposure conditions, species, and effect endpoints, we created the most comprehensive quality-assured dataset to date for microplastic ecological risk assessment (i.e., ToMEx 2.0)! microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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The Toxicity of Microplastics Explorer (ToMEx) 2.0 - Microplastics and Nanoplastics

In 2021 the Toxicity of Microplastics Explorer (ToMEx, https://microplastics.sccwrp.org ) was released as an open source, open access database and web application for microplastics toxicity. Since the...

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

This means we can't judge a book by it's cover (or it's age)! High-quality microplastic effects data remain relatively rare, and just because a paper is newer or is published in a 'good' journal doesn't mean it's reliable!

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We also found that while 'better' journals (i.e., ⬆️impact factor & Altmetric score) correlate with higher quality studies, there are MANY exceptions, with some of the best studies in mid-impact journals like ES&T and STOTEN.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

• Widespread issues with particle characterization, dose reporting, and experimental design. • Many studies lack the information needed to determine whether observed effects are real, reproducible, or relevant for risk assessment.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

What we found: despite explosive growth in the literature, only a small fraction of studies meet minimum standards for use in health-protective risk assessment. We found: • A significant negative trend in study quality over time, despite more papers being published each year :/

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

New paper out! 🎉 Our team published “A Quality-Assured Global Database and Multidimensional Analysis of #Microplastic #Toxicity Studies” in STOTEN. We evaluated 286 microplastic ecotoxicity studies using quality criteria developed to support #California’s regulatory needs under SB 1263.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Looking to apply high-throughput and automated #microplastics analysis techniques in your laboratory for sediment, water, or air? Attend this 5-day intensive by the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

A two-year study by SCCWRP reveals that biofiltration #stormwater BMPs remove ~72% of #microplastic particles from runoff. Engineered media in biofilters - used to trap sediment, nutrients, metals - also work well for microplastics - a multi-benefit intervention! www.sccwrp.org/biofiltratio...

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Biofiltration BMPs found to remove microplastic particles - Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

A two-year study examining whether biofiltration BMPs (best management practices) can efficiently remove microplastics from Southern California runoff has found that these stormwater control measures ...

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This collaborative project was borne out of the 2019 #PFASDatathon I led with colleagues at the California State Water Board and CDPH. Kudos to Toki Fillman and Kathleen Attfield for spearheading this groundbreaking work, and the many others who contributed! waterboards.ca.gov/pfas/pfas_da...

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Among 563 adults, those served by water systems with PFAS detections had up to 80% higher serum PFHxS and elevated PFOA, PFOS, and ∑5 PFAS. These links persisted even in communities without industrial PFAS sources. #PFAS #DrinkingWater #PublicHealth

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Just published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (@springernature.com)! Our multi-agency team examined links between #PFAS in public drinking water and levels in people’s blood across #SouthernCalifornia. #openAccess link -> doi.org/10.1038/s413...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

How do mRNA vaccines help fight cancer? A @nature.com paper today tells the story, one with big implications, as reviewed here erictopol.substack.com/p/how-mrna-v...

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How mRNA Vaccines Can Help Fight Cancer

Turning "cold" tumors "hot"

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PLOS @plos.org · 23/10/2025

There is still time to register for our next Open 2.0 webinar exploring how #OpenScience monitoring helps track and understand open science in practice. 📅 Oct 31, 2.30 PM CET 📝 plos.io/3WnuNJM 🤝 Speakers: @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social, @ismaelrafols.bsky.social and Antónia Correia.

Promotional graphic for PLOS Webinar titled 'Open 2.0', featuring a butterfly on a monochromatic flower on the left and colorful abstract shapes on the right, discussing the progress of open science through case studies.

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

@efsa.europa.eu just released a literature review of >1,700 publications reporting #microplastics occurrence in food contact materials. Unfortunately, methodological shortcomings and inadequate reporting prevents reliable exposure estimation. #LiteratureReview www.efsa.europa.eu/en/supportin...

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Dr. Scott Coffin @ecoboffin.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

10-22: Don['t miss this free virtual #conference: the 2025 Great Lakes #Microplastics Summit! From cutting-edge research to real-world challenges, this summit dives into the latest knowledge on microplastics in #surfaceWater and #drinkingWater. Register free -> egle.idloom.events/2025-Micropl...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Evidence keeps accumulating for the environmental toxin exposure link to Parkinson's disease, beyond pesticides. Today on trichloroethylene (TCE), used in dry cleaning www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Today, millions of Americans sent a message to the Trump regime. We are not scared. We will keep fighting. We will organize, we will mobilize, and we will resist—over and over again—until this corrupt wannabe authoritarian regime is removed from power. Because in America, we have No Kings.

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