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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Plastics are one of the most common substances in everyday life, found in everything from toothbrushes to cell towers. Now they have spread throughout the ocean, with surprising and costly consequences for us and
for our ocean planet. Speakers: John Stegeman, Ocean Toxicologist, WHOI; Kara Lavender Law, Oceanographer, Sea Education Association; Sarah Dunlop, Head, Plastics & Human Health, Minderoo Foundation. Hosted by Veronique LaCapra, Director of Special Projects
for Advancement, WHOI. <br>
</span><span style="color:#232333;letter-spacing:.3pt;background:white">April 12, 2023, 07:30 P.M. in </span><span style="color:black">Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)
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</span>Register at: <a href="https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounters-registration/">
https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounters-registration/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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