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Ep 19 – Life in Plastic

1 hour 4 minutes Posted Apr 12, 2018 at 7:01 am.

Where Does it All Go?

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

What are Microplastics

Where do Microplastics Come From?

What Are the Environmental and Health Implications?

In our Water?

In our Bodies

Marine Food Chain Impacts

We Breathe Plastic?

Affects of Plastic on Health and Environment

Chemicals In Our World

Externalities and Pofitibility

There is no Profit?

Local Politics and Business

Ban on Bans

John

JOHN: Experience

JOHN: Why is it Hard to Get Clean Water?

JOHN: New York Doing Enough?

JOHN: Proactive or Reactive?

JOHN: Where Does Responsibility Lie?

JOHN: Importance of Awareness

JOHN: Who is Leading Awareness?

JOHN: Groups Doing Good

What Can We Do?

Gavin

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Episode 19 - "Life in Plastic"

Despite what you might have heard, our life in plastic is less than fantastic. Plastic is everywhere and enables our modern standard of living, but it turns out that this comes at a cost. Recent discoveries have found plastic in the oceans, in our soil, in the food we eat, and even the air we breathe. The health and environmental effects of all this plastic are just beginning to be understood - and it's not looking good.

Join us this week as explore the world of plastics and microplastics and speak with environmental attorney John Parker about this growing threat.

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