Scott Coffin, PhD | Environmental Toxicologist & Microplastics Risk Scientist

Environmental toxicologist and microplastics risk scientist working at the intersection of regulatory science, environmental health, computational toxicology, and open science. My work focuses on microplastics, PFAS, toxicokinetics, risk assessment, New Approach Methodologies, and data tools that make environmental health science more transparent and usable.

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I currently serve as a Staff Toxicologist (Specialist) at the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, where I am assessing the human health effects of microplastics in drinking and bottled water to support the implementation of California Senate Bill 1147.

In addition to my duties at OEHHA, I serve in several roles across scientific and nonprofit organizations. I am an editor for Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, and a Topic Editor for two research topics for the open-access Frontiers journals, including addressing Alternatives to petroleum-based plastics as a potential solution to the global plastic pollution crisis in marine environments: Do they provide sustainable solutions? and Microplastics in Water and Potential Impacts on Human Health. Additionally I am a board member of the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research - which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to tackling the plastic pollution crisis with scientific research & innovation. I am also one of the founders of Plastiverse.org - a community hub for assets and information exchange of plastic pollution research.

I am committed to making data and science open to the extent possible, which is why this entire website is open-source and may be freely copied by anyone who so wishes.