Personal profile
Personal Profile
Research interests:
Marine litter & microplastic pollution
Ocean Literacy
Behaviour Change
Keywords
- QH301 Biology
- Microplastic
- Pollution
- L Education (General)
- Ocean Literacy
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Behaviour Change
Name of Affiliated ATU Research Unit
- MFRC - Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
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 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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The plastisphere: a comprehensive description of geographic and temporal community patterns across the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
Frias, J., Nash, R., Joyce, H., Hannon, C., Lacerda, A. L., CASOTTI, R., BRIAD, J.-F., Lenoble, V., Muniategui-Lorenzo, S., Kessler, F., Andrade-Garda, J. M., Pedrotti, M. L. & Donnarumma, V., 26 May 2025, In: Environmental Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Bioaccumulation of trace metals in the plastisphere: Awareness of environmental risk from a European perspective
Lenoble, V., Cindrić, A. M., Briand, J. F., Pedrotti, M. L., Lacerda, A. L., Muniategui-Lorenzo, S., Fernández-González, V., Moscoso-Pérez, C. M., Andrade-Garda, J. M., Casotti, R., Murano, C., Donnarumma, V., Frizzi, S., Hannon, C., Joyce, H., Nash, R. & Frias, J., May 2024, In: Environmental Pollution. 348, 123808.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
Spatial monitoring of microplastics in environmental matrices from Galway Bay, Ireland
Frias, J., Joyce, H., Brozzetti, L., Pagter, E., Švonja, M., Kavangh, F. & Nash, R., Mar 2024, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 200, 116153.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Investigating the driving factors of marine litter and microplastic accumulation on beaches in the West of Ireland
Dowling, P., Xiao, L. & Frias, J., Mar 2026, In: Regional Studies in Marine Science. 95, 104827, 104827.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Policy brief | Article 2 of the draft global plastics treaty text: Comments on Article 2: Definitions
Frias, J., 7 Aug 2025, 2 p.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
Open Access