Download accompanying presentation slides here - https://www.akaction.org/webinars/the-extent-of-microplastic-occurrence-in-juneau-alaska-and-potential-effects-of-plastic-born-chemicals-on-these-environments/

CHE-Alaska webinar: The extent of microplastic occurrence in Juneau, Alaska and potential effects of plastic-born chemicals on these environments. This webinar was recorded on August 18, 2021. Additional resources and a more detailed description can be found at the CHE-Alaska webpage - https://www.akaction.org/the-extent-of-microplastic-occurrence-in-glaciers-rivers-beaches-rain-and-snow-in-juneau-alaska-and-potential-effects-of-plastic-born-chemicals-on-these-environments/

Description: On August 18, we hosted a second microplastic-themed webinar with Dr. Sonia Nagorski from the University of Alaska Southeast. Dr. Nagorski has decades of experience studying water quality as an environmental geochemist and recently turned her attention to the emerging issue of microplastic contamination. Plastic is a material unknown to Earth prior to recent decades but has rapidly become a persistent and pervasive global pollutant. Together with a group of UAS undergraduates, Dr. Nagorski is conducting original investigations into the extent of microplastic occurrence in glaciers, rivers, beaches, rain, and snow in Juneau, Alaska.

We were also joined by Pamela Miller, the Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics, who shared findings from an upcoming ACAT report on plastics, chemicals, and climate in Alaska, highlighting the most pressing health concerns related to plastic pollution in the Arctic and links to extractive industries in Alaska.