Joining us today is Dr. Michael Gonsior, a tenured associate professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. With a background in analytical chemistry and engineering, Dr. Gonsior found his passion in water chemistry, and he is using his knowledge to research the ocean at a molecular level.

Dr. Gonsior has worked all over the world studying marine biogeochemistry, specifically trying to characterize "dissolved organic matter" in the ocean – a material researchers are still trying to understand…

Jump into the conversation now to uncover:

• How microplastic accumulates in the global ocean.
• The organic matter that researchers are finding in the ocean, and where it comes from.
• Why we must rethink the age of the deep ocean, and how old it may actually be.
• How viruses influence the growth of algae.

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Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C