{"id":3512636,"date":"2025-05-08T22:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T22:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/?p=3512636"},"modified":"2025-06-09T22:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:36:15","slug":"live-event-troubled-waters-how-microplastics-are-impacting-our-oceans-and-our-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/stories\/2025-05-08\/live-event-troubled-waters-how-microplastics-are-impacting-our-oceans-and-our-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubled Waters: How Microplastics Are Impacting Our Oceans and Our Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Gyre” by Chris Jordan, depicts 2.5 million pieces of plastic collected from the Pacific Ocean. Click here to zoom in.<\/a><\/em><\/p>

Microplastic pollution is an issue that\u2019s easy to overlook, but it\u2019s deceptively threatening to both ocean and human health. Microscopic plastic particles are now found in nearly everything on the planet\u2014from the deepest parts of the ocean to inside the cells of living beings.<\/p>

Troubled Waters: How Microplastics Are Impacting Our Ocean and Our Health, will dive into the growing crisis of microplastic pollution and what we can do about it. Join us for a fascinating discussion with the people working at the front lines of this issue: Dr. Britta Baechler <\/strong>(Director of Ocean Plastics Research for Ocean Conservancy<\/a>), Christy Leavitt<\/strong> (Plastics Campaign Director at Oceana<\/a>), Emily Penn<\/strong> (ocean advocate and skipper), and moderator Madeline Kaufman<\/strong> (Program Director at Debris Free Oceans<\/a>).<\/p>

We\u2019ll cover how microplastics have littered marine ecosystems and are impacting the health of wildlife, with potential human health consequences as well. We\u2019ll also cover what we can do\u2014individually and collectively\u2014to address this insidious environmental challenge.<\/p>

During this 75-minute, online event we\u2019ll cover:<\/p>