This blog shares the research experiences and findings conducted by University of North Carolina Wilmington Chemistry Department members Dr. Brooks Avery, Dr. Pam Seaton, Bonnie Monteleone, and UNCW students. Earlier posts share open-ocean sampling and adventures in the North and South Atlantic, the South Pacific and the North Pacific Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Posts written by Bonnie Monteleone,Jennifer O'Keefe, and Danielle Richardet.