Over the past two years, ecologist Aaron Stoler has conducted an extensive survey of micro-plastic contamination in lakes throughout New Jersey, exploring the influence on freshwater organisms and entire communities. On Saturday, Nov. 14, Stoler will join the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences for an online Science Saturday presentation on micro-plastics as a source of concern.

Stoler, an assistant professor of environmental science at Stockton University, “will also talk about how he measures…