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AT: Impacts of Plastics in the Aquatic Environment
January 31, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
EPA’s Trash Free Waters program is very pleased to be hosting a webinar by Dr. Chelsea Rochman on Jan. 31st at 1:00 pm EST.
Dr. Rochman is an internationally renowned researcher on the effects of aquatic trash, especially plastics, in the environment. She’s also a very engaging speaker!
The webinar is intended for a general audience and will include an overview of the issue of plastics and microplastics in the environment, as well as consideration of the potential risks posed by plastics and microplastics.
You can view the webinar on Jan. 31st at this link: http://epawebconferencing.acms.com/trashfreewaterswebinar/.
For further information on Dr. Rochman’s webinar, or on this webinar series, please contact Margaret Murphy (murphy.margaret@epa.gov).
This webinar is the first in a monthly series of Trash Free Waters webinars on the impacts of plastics and microplastics in the environment.
The second webinar in this series, on the distribution of microplastics in the environment, will be presented by Dr. Kara Lavender Law of the Sea Education Association, Inc., on February 28, 2017 at 1:00 pm EST.
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