Introduction

Marine plastics, and their potential environmental impacts, have seen an explosion in research and public interest over the last 5 years. Plastic debris is now found globally, from the poles to the deepest ocean trenches, and we are only just starting to understand the processes by which plastics move through and break down in the environment and their implications for planetary health. This lecture will discuss the amounts and sources of plastics reaching the oceans, and (focusing on microplastics) the processes by which they may be trapped and accumulate in river and coastal environments, their potential impacts, current knowledge gaps, and methods of reducing the ocean plastic burden.

Speakers

• Professor Andy Cundy University of Southampton, United Kingdom

  https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/about/staff/ac3f14.page

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Sponsorship & supporting organisations

University of Central Lancashire

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Sponsors

University of Central Lancashire

STEM Learning UK

Victrex

Venue

United Kingdom

Useful links

• Venue information More information about the venue

Committee

• Sarah Myers STEM Learning, United Kingdom

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-myers-b2688459/
• Valerie Seymour Lancaster University., United Kingdom

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-seymour-03b748112/
• Anna Kirkham University of Central Lancashire., United Kingdom

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-kirkham/
• John Hepworth University of Central Lancashire., United Kingdom

  https://www.rsc.org/awards-funding/awards/2020-winners/professor-john-hepworth/
• Samuel Lowe Victrex, United Kingdom

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-lowe-359bb283/
• John Griffin Lancaster University., United Kingdom

  https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/people-profiles/john-griffin
• John Hardy Lancaster University., United Kingdom

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngeorgehardy/
• Peter Moorcroft Chemists Community Fund Rep., United Kingdom
• Malcolm Wright Retired, United Kingdom
• Harry Clarke Retired, United Kingdom

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Organised by

Lancaster University

Lancaster University

Contact information

John Hardy
Lancaster University
Department of Chemistry & Materials Science Institute, Faraday Building
John Creed Avenue
01524595080
Contact us by email

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