Title: "Monitoring Microplastics in Tampa Bay"
Speaker: Amy Siuda, PhD, Associate Professor of Marine Science, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg
Program: Microplastics are tiny shreds or particles of plastic that enter our environment through many different avenues including laundry effluent,
wear and tear of road tires, and even through toothpaste. How much is floating in the waters of Tampa Bay and what threat does it pose to
marine life and to humans? Come and find out as our speaker presents her findings.
Organized by Boyd Hill Nature Preserve