Microplastics, Macro Problems: How Tiny Plastics Impact our Health

How do plastic particles from our clothing, cars, packaging and more get into marine and other environments? What do we know about their potential impact on environmental, animal and human health?  

Jay Brandes, a professor of marine sciences based at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and a faculty member at the New Materials Institute, recently discussed micro- and nanoplastics and their impact on people, animals and our planet. Dr. Brandes spoke to a live audience during an Evening at Skidaway.  

Watch this video of Dr. Brandes’s talk to learn more about microplastics.