Hosein Foroutan

Exciting new work in #ESATMOS from @hforout & colleagues studying the seasonal variations in travel path, altitude & ambient meteorological conditions along dust transport trajectories across the Atlantic Ocean! Read this #OpenAccess work now ⬇ doi.org/10.1039/D4EA00…

A team led by @hforout from @VirginiaTechCEE @virginia_tech quantifies and characterizes atmospheric #microplastics (MPs) deposition in the Eastern United States. #Appalachia #OpenAccess in ACS ES&T Air: go.acs.org/c5u

I am excited to announce that I've been awarded the NSF CAREER Award for my project “The Plastisphere of Pond Ecosystems: Understanding the function and fate of novel carbon in biogeochemical hotspots”, funded by @NSF DEB! Will be recruiting for a Postdoc and PhD student soon!

In the 20 years since the term “microplastics” was first coined, a rapidly growing body of research has consistently shown how pervasive and problematic the pollutants have become. A new #ScienceReview provides an overview of this research and the progress made in understanding #microplastics. bit.ly/4gxtErR

A 🧵on how far wind-dispersed Cannabis / hemp pollen travels in the U.S., and the unintended cross-pollination risk, from our new paper in Scientific Reports rdcu.be/dU5ac, led by Virginia Tech PhD student Manu Nimmala 1/

Hosein Foroutan tackles hidden climate impacts in the soil and air. news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…

Kicked off the Microplastic Summer Research Experience this week. Students from @VT_Biology @vtgeosciences spent orientation week learning about marshes, ecotox, field sampling, and microplastic extraction procedures. Next week they will be on the coast collecting sediment cores!

Plastics, unlike other substances, don’t break down — they simply break up into smaller and smaller pieces. Some of those particles enter our body when we breathe. They can become entrenched in our cells, threatening our health. wapo.st/3x0WK13