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Microplastics Above Mexico: A High-Altitude Search for Pollution
A 2024 expedition to North America’s highest volcano, Pico de Orizaba (18,491 ft) in Puebla, Mexico to assess atmospheric microplastic deposition in high-altitude environments
(In collaboration with Dimitri Deheyn of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and team members Simon Birk, Jake Bartz, and Will McCarthy of UTHealth McGovern Medical School)
Arrival in Mexico City
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Leaving Mexico City
South aspect of Pico de Orizaba from Santa Cruz Texmalaquilla
Jake Bartz enjoying the view from Sierra Negra (15,026 ft)
SW aspect of Sierra Negra (left) and Pico de Orizaba (right) at sunrise
Pico de Orizaba looming behind papel picado in Tlachichuca, Puebla
Will McCarthy collecting snow samples at the summit of Sierra Negra (15,026 ft)
Jamapa Glacier, the most distinct and most frequently climbed glacier on Pico de Orizaba
Will McCarthy pondering the mountain from Tlachichuca, Puebla
Memorial cross at Pico de Orizaba base camp
Will preparing sample tubes for snow and saliva collection during the ascent of Pico de Orizaba
West aspect of Pico de Orizaba
Alaska
