C14: The Problem of Microplastic Pollution in the Marine Environment of Hong Kong (香港海洋環境的微塑膠污染現況)

Microplastic pollution has become a major global environmental issue, and Hong Kong is one of the hotspots of the problem. This talk will introduce what microplastics are and how they are produced, how scientists collect and study microplastics, how microplastics affect marine organisms, and the current situation of such pollution in the marine environment of Hong Kong.

微塑膠污染已經成為全球主要環境問題，香港亦是受此問題影響的熱點之一。這個講座會介紹何謂微塑膠和它們如何產生，科學家如何收集和研究微塑膠，微塑膠對海洋生物有何影響，以及微塑膠污染在香港海洋環境的現况。     

Speaker: Prof. Siu Gin CHEUNG
Target Audience: Form 1 - 6
Duration: 1 hour
Medium of Language: English or Cantonese 

Registration: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/csci/local-school-outreach/popular-science-talks