Department of Fisheries Oceanography / SMAST seminar - October 18, 2017 - Kara Lavender Law
When: Thursday,
October 12, 2017
3:30 PM
-
4:30 PM
Where: > See description for location
Description: Department of Fisheries Oceanography
Plastics Pollution in the Marine Environment
Kara Lavender Law
Sea Education Association
When: Wednesday, October 18, 2017
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Where: SMAST E, Room 101/102
836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, MA
ABSTRACT: Microplastics have recently become the focus of attention in the scientific community because of their documented prevalence in the environment (primarily marine and freshwater, but also terrestrial and as airborne particles). This apparent ubiquity, especially of plastic fibers, drives concern about the risks of microplastics to animals that encounter them through ingestion and/or inhalation or gill uptake. However 'fictitious islands of floating trash aside' larger plastic items are also of concern, not least because they are the origin of most microplastics, which are generated through chemical and physical degradation upon environmental exposure. A framework is proposed to consider the global budget of plastic marine debris, including its sources, distribution, and risks and impacts to marine life, that may be used to evaluate current scientific understanding and identify important knowledge gaps, and to link process studies into a broader context.
To access the live broadcasting you will have to login as smast@umassd.edu with the password:smastumassd
The link to the login is:
https://echo360.org/home
Don't forget to click on I am not a robot.
After login you will have to click on ALL CLASSES (MAR 700 - 01 - DEOS Seminar or MAR 700 - 02 - DFO Seminar) and click on the green LIVE streaming.
To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post-October 1, 2014), go to http://www.umassd.edu/smast/newsandevents/seminarseries/ and click on a highlighted title.
For more information, please contact cfox@umassd.edu
Plastics Pollution in the Marine Environment
Kara Lavender Law
Sea Education Association
When: Wednesday, October 18, 2017
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Where: SMAST E, Room 101/102
836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, MA
ABSTRACT: Microplastics have recently become the focus of attention in the scientific community because of their documented prevalence in the environment (primarily marine and freshwater, but also terrestrial and as airborne particles). This apparent ubiquity, especially of plastic fibers, drives concern about the risks of microplastics to animals that encounter them through ingestion and/or inhalation or gill uptake. However 'fictitious islands of floating trash aside' larger plastic items are also of concern, not least because they are the origin of most microplastics, which are generated through chemical and physical degradation upon environmental exposure. A framework is proposed to consider the global budget of plastic marine debris, including its sources, distribution, and risks and impacts to marine life, that may be used to evaluate current scientific understanding and identify important knowledge gaps, and to link process studies into a broader context.
To access the live broadcasting you will have to login as smast@umassd.edu with the password:smastumassd
The link to the login is:
https://echo360.org/home
Don't forget to click on I am not a robot.
After login you will have to click on ALL CLASSES (MAR 700 - 01 - DEOS Seminar or MAR 700 - 02 - DFO Seminar) and click on the green LIVE streaming.
To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post-October 1, 2014), go to http://www.umassd.edu/smast/newsandevents/seminarseries/ and click on a highlighted title.
For more information, please contact cfox@umassd.edu
Contact: > See Description for contact information
Topical Areas: University Community, Lectures and Seminars