[Livable Future LIVE] How Microplastics Affect Our Health & Environment

Microplastics are tiny particles of plastic that are increasingly found in our soil, water, wildlife and the food we eat. In fact, studies have shown that we may be consuming about a credit card’s worth of plastic each week. The full health impacts of microplastics on humans and wildlife are still being studied, but we know that many plastics contain toxic chemicals.

Plastic is a serious problem, and it’s time we address it at its source. Join us to learn from experts in the field about microplastics, links to the fossil fuel industry, and solutions we can work toward to protect ourselves and our environment from plastic pollution.

Speakers

• Matt Simon, a senior staff writer at Wired covering biology, robotics, and the environment and author of three books, most recently A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.
• Additional speakers announced soon

This event is part of Food & Water Watch's Livable Future LIVE monthly virtual event series.

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