Ocean Encounters: Ocean Plastics

How harmful are they, and how do we know? Plastics are one of the most common substances in everyday life, found in everything from toothbrushes to cell towers. Now they have spread throughout the ocean, with surprising–and costly–consequences for us and for our ocean planet.

Speakers and Host

• Sarah Dunlop, Head, Plastics & Human Health, Minderoo Foundation
• Kara Lavender Law,  Oceanographer, Sea Education Association
• John Stegeman,  Ocean toxicologist, WHOI
• Véronique LaCapra,  Host and Director of Special Projects, WHOI