Microplastics are tiny shreds or particles of plastic that enter our environment through many different ways, through a load of laundry, to wear and tear via 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.
Speaker Bio: Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada Shannon Gowans moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1989 to attend Dalhousie University where she was accepted into a PhD program. After completing her PhD program in 1999 she was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at Texas A & M University in Galveston. She is currently a professor of biology and marine science at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL.
