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SUMMARY:FWR Panel discussion: Microplastic pollution in the water environment
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our upcoming event that will bring together experts to explore the growing issue of microplastics in our aquatic and marine environments\, and the implications for sustainable wastewater management. The event will feature lightning presentations from experts\, exploring topics including the scale of microplastic pollution in our watercourses\, key sources of microplastics\, and the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in aquatic environments. \nThe presentations will be followed by a facilitated panel discussion\, giving attendees an opportunity to pose their own questions. \nPresentations include: \n\nMicroplastics: sources\, effects and solutions\nThe ecotoxicity of microplastics\nFrom clear waters to plastic soup? Microplastic pollution in chalk rivers\n\nThis event has been organised by the FWR’s Sustainable Wastewater Management Technical Panel. It is free and open to all. \nOur speakers\nDr Winnie Courtene-Jones \nWinnie is a Lecturer in Marine Pollution at Bangor University. She is a marine environmental scientist with over a decade researching the sources\, environmental prevalence\, effects\, and solutions to (micro)plastic pollution. \nShe has studied (micro)plastic pollution in a variety of terrestrial and marine environments\, from agricultural soils and coastline to some of the most remote parts of our planet\, including the deep sea and oceanic gyres. She has led research into the global land-sea releases and movement of plastics (‘eXXpedition Round the World)\, and the environmental degradation and impacts of biodegradable and bio-based plastics across terrestrial and marine environments (NERC-funded “Bio-Plastic-Risk” project). Her interdisciplinary work has furthered understanding of the risks of plastic pollution in a changing world and informs effective solutions. \nSince 2021\, Winnie has been supporting the development of the UN Global Plastics Treaty – a legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution. She has attended the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee sessions and is a core member of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty\, co-leading working groups on ‘Microplastics’\, ‘Alternative & substitute Plastics’\, and ‘Plastic Product Design’. \nDr Corina Ciocan \nA Marine Biologist\, Corina’s expertise is in functional ecotoxicology\, focusing on biological responses of marine organisms to environmental stressors. Corina is Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton. Prior to working at the University of Brighton\, UK\, Corina was a full-time Research Fellow at the University of Sussex\, UK after starting as a Research Assistant for the Romanian National Marine Institute. She was involved in a wide range of international research programmes (International Mussel Watch\, EU Interreg Channel)\, investigating the detoxification mechanisms in marine invertebrates\, DNA damage and impairment of reproduction mechanisms. Recently\, Corina has developed a strong interest in the marine microplastics pollution and the potential input from boating activities. \nCorina has published her research in high impact scientific journals\, written book chapters and has appeared in TV and radio programs centred around her research into the contamination of the aquatic environment. Corina teaches Marine Biology at the University of Brighton UK and she brings a lot of her personal experience into the class room\, encouraging students to participate in laboratory research and coastal surveys. In her spare time\, Corina enjoys travelling\, swimming\, reading and walking her dog\, Lulu. \nDr Alice Horton \nAlice is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Marine Biological Association. Her expertise lies in microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems. Her current research focusses on how microplastics will interact with wider environmental stressors (multistressors; including chemical contamination and climate change) to affect marine ecosystems\, now and into the future. \nShe began her research on microplastics in 2014 at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology where she studied abundance and ecotoxicity of microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial systems. After gaining her PhD from Leiden University (Netherlands)\, she moved to the National Oceanography Centre to investigate the flows of microplastics from rivers to the sea\, and their interactions with estuarine and marine organisms. She started her fellowship at the MBA in 2025. \nHeader image credit: © boophuket | Adobe Stock
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