- Location
- Webinars will be held via Zoom, details will be sent to all registered participants.
- Series/Type
- Alumni Event, DLSPH Event, Faculty/Staff Event, Student Event
- Format
- Online
- Dates
- November 8, 2024 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Title: “Health Impacts of Microplastics”
Plastics are found everywhere in our modern society. These plastics often end up in the ocean and on land, breaking down into microplastics (diameter < 5 mm). Humans can be exposed to plastics through inhalation of dust and ingestion of food and drinking water. This presentation will discuss the current state of knowledge about microplastics and their impact on human health, with a focus on pregnancy and early life development. We will discuss results from animal studies and an ongoing clinical human project to measure microplastics in blood and placental tissue.
Speaker: Dr. Lindsay Cahill
Dr. Cahill did her PhD at McMaster University in the Department of Chemistry. She was a post-doctoral fellow and research associate at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, using biomedical imaging to study mouse models of disease. She joined the Departments of Chemistry and Radiology at Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2020.
