As a fourth-year undergrad, Jackeline Limon designed and led a project to dig up soil and measure tiny bits of plastic pollution in community parks and gardens in Yolo County. Her work – plus the financial award that made it possible and the events where she presented her findings – show the career-developing resources available to students in the Department of Plant Sciences.
Amanda Wong and Gail Taylor, in the Department of Plant Sciences, call on scientists to standardize how they study microplastics in soil to clearly understand how they impact plants in real-world agriculture.
