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Webinar #2 on Micro-/Nanoplastics: the Marine Environment
Planeta
Tipo
Webinar
Ubicación
Web-based
Duración
2 Horas
Área del programa
Chemicals and Waste Management
Precio
0,00 US$
Correo Electrónico del Centro de Coordinación del Evento
cwm@unitar.org
Colaboración
Basel Rotterdam And Stockholm Conventions
Antecedentes
The “Webinar #2 on Micro-/Nanoplastics” took place on 28 March 2025, from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. CET (9:00 - 10:30 a.m. EDT).
This webinar covered the current trends of microplastic pollution in marine environment, and risk assessment of microplastics.
Objetivos del evento
This webinar covered the current trends of microplastic pollution in marine environment, and risk assessment of microplastics.
Contenido y estructura
- 2:00 – 2:05 p.m. Introduction – Moderator
- 2:05 – 2:30 p.m. Current trends of microplastic pollution in the marine environment - Prof. Dr. Tony R. Walker, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 2:30 – 2:55 p.m. Risk assessment of microplastics - Prof. Dr. A.A. (Bart) Koelmans, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality | MicroplasticLab, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- 2:55 – 3:05 p.m. On the road to Basel Convention COP-17 - Dr. Mehrnoosh Azodi, BRS Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland
- 3:05 – 3:20 p.m. Questions & Answer Session
- 3:20 – 3:30 p.m. Concluding remarks
Metodología
Presentations and discussions
Público objetivo
governments, academic institutions, and the private sector