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WWU student Dori Harcharik wins industry honor for her research
What EPA, researchers and cleaning industry say about detergent pods

A specific formula of PVA is used in detergent pods. Western Washington University Associate Professor and Program Director John Misasi said when a laundry machine is emptied, the water carries the dissolved PVA to a wastewater treatment plant, where there are generally filters…

Celebrating a Legacy of Mentorship: Nicole Hoekstra's 26 Years of Teaching, Research, and Service at WWU
WWU students envision new life for ocean plastics

Each year, hundreds of tons of plastics wash up along Alaska’s remote shorelines — from buoys to nets to plastic bottles. At Western Washington University, students are reimagining the future of those plastics. 

In 2019, Western’s polymer materials engineering program…

WWU Team Rewriting the Narrative on Ocean Plastics
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