Location
Microplastics and Human Health
11:45 am - Zoom meeting open, 12:00 pm Program
Since the 1970s, scientists have known about the presence of tiny bits of plastic — microplastics — churning in the oceans and being ingested by birds and sea life. More recent research shows the particles are also in the Great Lakes, which thousands of communities rely on for fresh drinking water.
Join LWV ABC and our guest Dr. Mary Kosuth to learn about microplastics and human health. Dr. Kosuth will also discuss some of Minnesota policies that will encourage Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastics, as well as what still needs to be done policy-wise.
Mary Kosuth, a microplastics researcher and 2017 graduate of the U of M School of Public Health, is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment.
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