Zahner Lecture 3 - Microplastic Pollution in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
- Presented By: Highlands Biological Foundation
- Dates: June 29, 2023
- Location: Highlands Nature Center
- Address: 930 Horse Cove Road, Highlands, NC 28741
- Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Price: FREE
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Featured Speaker: Austin D. Gray, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences; Virginia Tech
Plastic pollution poses one of the greatest global risks to freshwater and marine ecosystems. The formation of microplastics from plastic debris has been shown to alter aquatic ecosystems by disrupting biota populations. In this talk, topics surrounding plastic pollution, microplastic occurrence and distribution, toxicological impacts of microplastics, toxicokinetic aspects of microplastic uptake and depuration, and microplastic formation rates in marine and freshwater habitats will be discussed.
