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Melissa R Jung
Researcher at Hawaii Pacific University
Publications - 3
Citations - 773
Melissa R Jung is an academic researcher from Hawaii Pacific University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Marine debris & Low-density polyethylene. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 402 citations.
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Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms.
Melissa R Jung,F. David Horgen,Sara V. Orski,Viviana Rodriguez C,Kathryn L. Beers,George H. Balazs,Timothy Jones,Thierry M. Work,Kayla C Brignac,Sarah-Jeanne Royer,K. David Hyrenbach,Brenda A. Jensen,Jennifer M. Lynch +12 more
TL;DR: Of 828 ingested plastics pieces from 50 Pacific sea turtles, 96% were identified by ATR FT-IR as HDPE, LDPE, unknown PE, polypropylene (PP), PE and PP mixtures, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, and nylon.
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Marine Debris Polymers on Main Hawaiian Island Beaches, Sea Surface, and Seafloor.
Kayla C Brignac,Melissa R Jung,Cheryl S. King,Sarah-Jeanne Royer,Lauren Blickley,Megan R Lamson,James T Potemra,Jennifer M. Lynch,Jennifer M. Lynch +8 more
TL;DR: These results are some of the first to provide evidence of polymeric stratification in the marine environment and emphasize that the majority of marine debris in Hawaii is floating in from distant sources rather than from Hawaii's residents or tourists.
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Polymer Identification of Plastic Debris Ingested by Pelagic-Phase Sea Turtles in the Central Pacific.
Melissa R Jung,George H. Balazs,Thierry M. Work,Timothy Jones,Sara V. Orski,Viviana Rodriguez C,Kathryn L. Beers,Kayla C Brignac,K. David Hyrenbach,Brenda A. Jensen,Jennifer M. Lynch +10 more
TL;DR: The identified polymers ingested by 37 olive ridley, 9 green, and 4 loggerhead turtles caught as bycatch in Hawaii- and American Samoa-based longline fisheries inform managers about the threat of plastic ingestion to sea turtles and may motivate development of more environmentally friendly practices for plastic production, use, and waste management.