Episode 33: Microplastics Everywhere MinnCentral Currents

There has been a lot of news lately about the presence of microplastics in everything from our food and water to our bodies. How did this even happen?Guests: Mary Kosuth, Research Assistant and PhD student at the U of M School of Public HealthEpisode sponsor: Susie Osaki Holm - thank you for your generous support!Show Notes: 
Mary Kosuth’s paper: Anthropogenic contamination of tap water, beer, and sea saltMicroplastics: What are they and why should we care?  
The World’s Plastic Pollution Crisis, Explained
Waste Land - an episode of Planet Money
​​Plastic Pollution is Killing Sea Turtles
Your Laundry Sheds Harmful Microfibers. Here’s What You Can Do About It
What Companies Are Behind the Global Surge in Single-Use Plastic
Loop’s Revolutionary Reusable Packaging System - Coming to Some Big Stores
Bottle Bill States and How They Work
Oregon Bottle Deposit ($ .10) and Bottle Drop Redemption Centers
Oregon Governor Signs Country’s Second EPR Law For Packaging 
The Race to Develop Plastic-Eating Bacteria
 

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