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Emerging Technologies to Advance Research and Decisions on the Environmental Health Effects of Microplastics: A Workshop

Completed

Microplastics—pieces of plastic too small to be seen with the naked eye—are being found throughout the environment. This workshop will bring together the environmental health community to explore how emerging technologies and research strategies may be leveraged to address important environmental health questions about microplastics. Participants will explore methods to detect and quantify microplastics in food and the environment, delve into research on the effects of microplastics on the health of humans and wildlife, and discuss ways to reduce microplastics in the environment.

Events

Emerging Technologies to Advance Research and Decisions on the Environmental Health Effects of Microplastics: A Workshop

  • January 27 - 28, 2020
  • Workshop
  • Past

Watch the full workshop here: Video Playlist Presentation PDFs are available upon request. Microplastics—pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters in size—have been detected throughout the environm...

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