The Perils of Plastic
PLASTIC:
the material of our age. Survey a day in your life and you will realize just
how prominent it is. What is this material and what happens to it? This is
where this seminar will start, but we know that increasingly we are finding it
in our water. Freshwater plastic pollution is a relatively new research area,
though one that is especially important considering our reliance on water for
life. This seminar intends to present an overview of the research work that has
been done to-date, focusing upon the Great Lakes, its tributaries and food web.