Type
Webinar
Webinar #2 on Micro-/Nanoplastics: the Marine Environment
Location
Web-based
Date
Duration
2 Hours
Programme Area
Chemicals and Waste Management
Partnership
Basel Rotterdam And Stockholm Conventions
Registration
Open-registration event
Mode of Delivery
E-learning
Language(s)
English
Pillar
Planet
Event Objectives
This webinar covered the current trends of microplastic pollution in marine environment, and risk assessment of microplastics.
Background
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.
Content and Structure
- 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
Methodology
Presentations and discussions
Targeted Audience
governments, academic institutions, and the private sector
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