Plastisphere: A podcast on plastic pollution in the environment
Anja Krieger
The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger.
Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the planet. Will we ...
Plastics in the Media - A Review with Nanoplastics Researcher Denise Mitrano
In recent years, a lot of new research on micro- and nanoplastics has come out. Reporting in the media sounds pretty scary, with nanoplastics found in the human body. What's does the science know for sure at this point, and what is still open and under investigation? Anja speaks with Denise Mitrano, a professor at the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich, the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, about media reports, journalism, the state of the science, and Denise's own research.
Music: Dorian Roy and Blue Dot Sessions
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Fact-check your assumptions: Become a plastic mythbuster!
The Plastic Mythbusters project is a collaboration between the Helmholtz Centre Hereon and the University of Strathclyde. Try our quiz and learn more in our detailed answers. You can also send us new claims to check or comments on our answers via the feedback form at the end of the quiz. We’d love to hear from you – to tackle the most persistent plastic myths!
Links
- Quiz: https://hub.hereon.de/portal/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/?id=07c344c64d1c42f89807351b9ad4a219
- About the project: https://www.coastalpollutiontoolbox.org/112001/index.php.en
- Coastal Pollution Toolbox https://www.coastalpollutiontoolbox.org/
Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
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How (Not) to Make a Plastics Treaty - Part V.2: Midnight Update from #INC5 in Busan
How (Not) to Make a Plastics Treaty - Part V.2: Midnight Update from #INC5 in Busan by Anja Krieger
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Why production reduction and a fair transition are so important (with GAIA and Grid Arendal)
Why production reduction and a fair transition are so important (with GAIA and Grid Arendal) by Anja Krieger
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Meeting the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty at #INC5
Meeting the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty at #INC5 by Anja Krieger
About Plastisphere: A podcast on plastic pollution in the environment
The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger.
Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the planet. Will we be able to develop a healthy relationship with these materials we’ve created?
Follow Anja on a journey into the world of synthetic polymers, their impacts on nature and ourselves, and the global quest to tackle plastic pollution. Each episode explores the issue from a different angle, featuring a diverse set of voices and viewpoints.
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