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Webinar #2 on Micro-/Nanoplastics: the Marine Environment
Planet
Type
Webinar
Location
Web-based
Duration
2 Hours
Programme Area
Chemicals and Waste Management
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
cwm@unitar.org
Partnership
Basel Rotterdam And Stockholm Conventions
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.
Event Objectives
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