Mar 16, 2023
How do contaminants such as microplastics impact marine ecosystems? What can we do to mitigate the harmful effects of these pollutants? In this episode, we discuss these questions through the lens of aquatic toxicology and analytical chemistry with Austin Gray.
Austin is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at...
Feb 24, 2023
In this episode, we discuss environmental contaminants in aquatic systems with Rachel Giles. Rachel is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Here, she researches pollution in rivers – specifically looking at how contaminants such as microplastics impact the...
Jan 26, 2023
How do emerging pollutants such as microplastics and pesticides affect aquatic ecosystems? Ecotoxicologist Susanne M. Brander joins the podcast today to discuss her work on this poignant topic of research…
Susanne is an Associate Professor at Oregon State University in the College of Agricultural Sciences, in the...
Jan 17, 2023
These days, there is a new type of trash we are confronted with: plastic and microplastic pollution. Scientists around the world are still puzzled by the impact this problem may have on humans and the environment. Today we sit down with researcher Win Cowger to discuss his thoughts on this important issue.
Win Cowger,...
Dec 26, 2022
How are microplastics breaking down into nanoplastics, and is this affecting plant and animal life? Joana M. Sipe, a Postdoctoral Researcher at Duke University joins the podcast to share her perspective on this important topic.
As an environmental engineer studying the degeneration of polymers and the release of...