Small Particles, Big Reach: A Webinar Series on Microplastics #2

Are you curious about the presence of microplastics in our environment? Join New York Sea Grant for a fall lunchtime webinar series featuring expert speakers from the ever-evolving world of microplastics research. Each talk will focus on current research being conducted in various waterways and aquatic environments, from remote mountain lakes and Arctic waters to the rivers that flow through our backyard. Join one session, or both, and learn something new about these tiny particles.

Plasticene Expeditions: Microplastics and the Tragedy of the Commons in the Backcountry - December 2nd

Dr. Tim Keyes is a data scientist examining the presence of microplastics in remote environments. Working with student explorers he has evaluated freshwater rivers and watersheds in the Northeast investigating, and finding, meaningful relationships between microplastics concentrations and backcountry human activity.

This program is presented by New York Sea Grant as part of Small Particles: Big Reach: A webinar series on microplastics.