Title: “Monitoring Microplastics in Tampa Bay”
Speaker: Amy Siuda, PhD, Associate Professor of Marine Science, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg
Program: Microplastics are tiny shreds or particles of plastic that enter our environment through many different channels including laundry effluent, wear and tear of road tires, and
even through toothpaste. How much is floating in the waters of Tampa Bay and what threats does it pose to marine life and to humans? Come and find out as our speaker
presents her findings.