Samantha S. Romanick

Micro-MOOP: A Study of the Anthropocene in the Black Rock Desert

Samantha S. Romanick

Black Rock City (BRC) is a temporary city that exists for two weeks every year in the remote Black Rock Desert in Northern Nevada, USA. BRC is the largest leave no trace city in the world, meaning, after its existence everything that …

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Immunological impacts of exposure to microplastic water contaminants during early development in Xenopus 2357

Jacques Robert, Francisco De Jesús Andino, Rosebell Onuma, James L. McGrath et autres

Abstract Description The amphibian Xenopus immune system shares fundamental similarities with that of humans, making it a sensitive and reliable model for studying the impact of environmental toxicants on the developing immune system. Both species possess innate and adaptive immune components. Important …

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Skeletal muscle alpha actin acetylation enhances myosin binding and increases calcium sensitivity

Samantha S. Romanick, Luis Godoy, Adrian Lopez, Allison Matsumura et autres

Skeletal muscle alpha actin (ACTA1) is important for muscle contraction and relaxation, with historical studies focused on ACTA1 mutations in muscle dysfunction. Proteomics reports have consistently observed that actin, including ACTA1, is acetylated at multiple lysine sites. However, few reports have studied …

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Multimodal Analysis of Microplastics in Drinking Water using a Silicon Nanomembrane Analysis Pipeline

Teagan Horan, Samantha S. Romanick, Gregory R. Madejski, Ahmet Gurcan et autres

The biological impact of microplastic pollution in human food and water sources is largely unknown, and drinking water sources are not exempt from this microplastic contamination. Here, we demonstrate a streamlined approach for capturing, quantifying, and identifying microplastics in drinking water. We …

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Assessment of household settled dust via silicon nanomembrane analysis pipeline (SNAP)

Samantha S. Romanick, Gregory R. Madejski, Garrett Cashion, Andrew J. Berger et autres

Humans spend 70–90 % of their time indoors. However, there is a significant lack of knowledge regarding human exposure to microplastic particles and fibers (MPs) within the indoor environment. Fibers comprise more than 90 % of household settled dust worldwide and have …

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A Silicon Nanomembrane Analysis Pipeline (SNAP) for Multimodal Analysis of Microplastics in Drinking Water

Teagan Horan, Samantha S. Romanick, Gregory R. Madejski, Ahmet Gurcan et autres

The biological impact of microplastics in human food and water sources is largely unknown, and drinking water sources are not exempt from microplastic contamination. Here, we demonstrate a streamlined approach for capturing, quantifying, and identifying microplastics in drinking water. We present an …

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A Silicon Nanomembrane Analysis Pipeline (SNAP) for Multimodal Analysis of Microplastics in Drinking Water

Teagan Horan, Samantha S. Romanick, Gregory R. Madejski, Ahmet Gurcan et autres

The biological impact of microplastics in human food and water sources is largely unknown, and drinking water sources are not exempt from microplastic contamination. Here, we demonstrate a streamlined approach for capturing, quantifying, and identifying microplastics in drinking water. We present an …

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Understanding Human Health Impacts Following Microplastic Exposure Necessitates Standardized Protocols

Sarah E. Morgan, Samantha S. Romanick, Lisa A. DeLouise, James L. McGrath et autres

Microplastics (MPs; 1 µm to 5 mm) are a persistent and pervasive environmental pollutant of emergent and increasing concern. Human exposure to MPs through food, water, and air has been documented and thus motivates the need for a better understanding of the …

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Ingestion of polyethylene terephthalate microplastic water contaminants by Xenopus laevis tadpoles negatively affects their resistance to ranavirus infection and antiviral immunity

Binghong Cai, Francisco De Jesús Andino, James L. McGrath, Samantha S. Romanick et autres

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Ingestion of Microplastics Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastic Water Contaminants by Xenopus Laevis Tadpoles Negatively Affects Their Resistance to Ranavirus Infection and Antiviral Immunity

Binghong Cai, Francisco De Jesús Andino, James L. McGrath, Samantha S. Romanick et autres

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Assessment of Household Settled Dust Via Silicon Nanomembrane Analysis Pipeline (Snap)

Samantha S. Romanick, Gregory R. Madejski, Garrett Cashion, Andrew J. Berger et autres

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130 Exposures to Airborne Human-Respirable Microplastic Particles

Alison C. P. Elder, David Chalupa, Samantha S. Romanick, Gregory R. Madejski et autres

Abstract Plastics and their breakdown products, specifically microplastics, are ubiquitously present in the environment from a variety of sources. Analysis of air samples has also revealed the presence of fragmented, spherical, and fibrous plastic particles in a wide range of sizes from …

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