Freshwater Microplastics And Lake Ontario Municipalities

dc.contributor.advisorFraser, Gail
dc.contributor.authorHulse, Stephanie
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-07T16:38:45Z
dc.date.available2022-02-07T16:38:45Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-31
dc.description.abstractIn 2005, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) identified plastic pollution as a top environmental crisis facing our species (Mason, et al., 2016, p. 1045), and yet plastic production and pollution has drastically increased over the last ten years. Researchers have reported the presence of plastic particles in almost every part of the world (Geyer, Jambeck, & Law, 2017, p. 1), and while awareness of marine plastic pollution has increased, research on dangerous microplastic (MP) pollution in Lake Ontario is limited. This MES Portfolio first explores freshwater microplastics and the role of Ontario municipalities in mitigating them, then focuses the City of Toronto’s ability to protect Lake Ontario. Finally, the Portfolio reviews my outreach experience supporting a prominent environmental non- governmental organization (ENGO) to raise awareness of plastic pollution and identify the top corporations who are polluting Canada with single-use plastics (SUPs).en_US
dc.identifier.citationMajor Paper, Master of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38965
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMicroplasticsen_US
dc.subjectLake Ontarioen_US
dc.subjectMunicipalitiesen_US
dc.subjectWastewater Treatment Plantsen_US
dc.titleFreshwater Microplastics And Lake Ontario Municipalitiesen_US
dc.typeMajor Portfolioen_US

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