I speak with journalists, students, community groups, researchers, and policymakers about microplastics, PFAS, environmental health, plastic pollution, and regulatory science. PDFs of most presentations are available on ResearchGate.

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CA Lake Management Society: Risk Management Strategies for Microplastics
CA Lake Management Society
Risk Management Strategies for Microplastics in Aquatic Environments
2024
National Academies of Sciences
Introduction to Microplastics and Health Implications — Where are we and where are we going? (Webinar #1)
2024
Narragansett Bay Symposium Keynote: Managing Micro- and Macro-Plastics
Narragansett Bay Symposium — Keynote
Managing Micro- and Macro-Plastics: Lessons Learned from California State Agencies
2022
Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Lab: Microplastics — a Macro Problem?
Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Lab
Microplastics — a Macro Problem? Spring Seminar Series
2022
California Ocean Day 2022: Microplastics — California's BIG little plastic problem
California Ocean Day 2022
Microplastics: California's BIG little plastic problem
2022
National Academies Food Forum: Microplastics from Food and Water — State of the Science
National Academies Food Forum
Microplastics from Food and Water: State of the Science and Potential Impacts on Human Health
2021
KQED Newsroom Special: California's Plastic Problem
KQED Newsroom Special
California's Plastic Problem
2021
Key Ingredients to Effective Science Communication: Microplastics Science and Policy
Science Communication Workshop
Key Ingredients to Effective Science Communication: Focus on Microplastics Science and Policy
2021
Inland Ocean Coalition: Microplastics Hit Home — Human Exposure, Health Effects and Inland Impacts
Inland Ocean Coalition
Microplastics Hit Home: Human Exposure, Health Effects and Inland Impacts
2020
Beyond Plastics: Tiny Pieces, Big Problem — Microplastics in Our Water and Bodies
Beyond Plastics
Tiny Pieces, Big Problem: Microplastics in Our Water & Bodies
2020
Plasticast Episode 3: Dr. Scott Coffin on microplastics research
Plasticast Podcast
Episode 3 — Dr. Scott Coffin on microplastics research and California regulation
2020
Getting to Know H2O — the Water Cycle (ACS People's Choice Award, 2019)
ACS Environmental Film Competition — People's Choice
Getting to Know H2O — the Water Cycle
2019
National Geographic
Microplastics are in our bodies. How much do they harm us?
2022
Los Angeles Times — Opinion
Microplastics are getting into our bodies. We need to understand what that means
2021
Wired
Microplastics Are Polluting the Ocean at a Shocking Rate
2023
San Francisco Chronicle
California becomes first state to test drinking water for microplastics
2022
CalMatters
California approves microplastics testing of drinking water sources
2022
Civil Eats
Tracking Tire Plastics — and Chemicals — From Road to Plate
2024
USF Data Science Podcast
Microplastics in Focus: Navigating Data Science in Government with Scott Coffin
2023
Environmental Law Explored (ABA SEER)
Microplastics Law & Regulation Series, Episode 5 — Health Risks and Human Health Ecotoxicology
2023
Finding Genius Podcast
First Government in the World to Mandate Regulations for Microplastics in Drinking Water
2022
Talking PFAS Podcast
Episode 41 — Scott Coffin, California (Clean-Up Conference 2022, Adelaide)
2023
KCRA Sacramento
Our world is full of microplastics. California leads efforts to change that
2022
SoCal 350
Microplastics Are Everywhere: What's The Risk?
2022
Polygon
Global weirding is coming for the bloodsuckers
2023
KALW Crosscurrents (SF Public Radio)
Peak To Tap / Columbia River Gorgeous / Black Mermaids
2023
Environmental Health News
Plastic pollution requires strong global agreement: Scientists
2023
Sitting Dockside Podcast
Ep 13 — Microplastics
2023
Photonics.com
Spectroscopy Rides a Rising Tide of Plastic Pollution
2021
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Cheyenne native helping lead research on microplastics in drinking water
2020

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