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Trash-Free Waters

Summary of Expert Discussion Forum on Possible Human Health Risks from Microplastics in the Marine Environment

This document presents a summary of the expert panel discussion held by the EPA Trash Free Waters program on April 23, 2014.

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Summary of Expert Discussion Forum on Possible Human Health Risks from Microplastics in the Marine Environment (PDF)(31 pp, 955 K, 02/13/2015)
This document does not confer any EPA determination and is solely intended to reflect the discussion at the April 23, 2014, forum.