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Every year more than 1,000 tons of plastic rains down onto national parks and wilderness in the western U.S. Where does that plastic come from? And is it also in rain that falls on Washington, DC?
#microplastic #pollution #plasticrain
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How Plastic Recycling Actually Works:
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Credits:
Executive Producers:
George Zaidan
Hilary Hudson
Producers:
Elaine Seward
Andrew Sobey
Darren Weaver
Writer/Host:
Sam Jones, PhD
Scientific consultants:
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Leila Duman, PhD
Christine Knauss, PhD
Jesse Meiller, PhD
Alterra Sanchez, PhD
Sources:
Laboratory Methods for the Analysis of Microplastics in the Marine Environment
marinedebris.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/publications-files/noaa_microplastics_methods_manual.pdf
What are microplastics?
oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html
Marine debris fact sheet
marinedebris.noaa.gov/fact-sheets/microplastic-marine-debris-fact-sheet
Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: a review
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34226995
Time to Safeguard the Future Generations from the Omnipresent Microplastics
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34223933
Microplastics and human health
science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6530/672
Synthetically engineered microbial scavengers for enhanced bioremediation
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34218189
Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: Aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants - A critical review
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34186423
The potential effects of microplastics on human health: What is known and what is unknown
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34185251
A review on occurrence, characteristics, toxicology and treatment of nanoplastic waste in the environment
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34173146
Evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies on the potential health repercussions of micro- and nanoplastics
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34162123
Plastic Rain Is the New Acid Rain
wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain
Plastic Rain: More Than 1,000 Tons Of Microplastic Rain Onto Western US
earthsky.org/earth/microplastic-rain-western-us
Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States
science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
Microplastics are raining down from the sky
nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/microplastics-pollution-falls-from-air-even-mountains
Forget acid rain. Plastic rain is now falling across the U.S.
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/12/plastic-rain-now-falling-across-u-s-new-study-found/3174549001
It's raining plastic: microscopic fibers fall from the sky in Rocky Mountains
theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/12/raining-plastic-colorado-usgs-microplastics
‘It is raining plastic’: Scientists find colorful microplastic in rain
cnn.com/2019/08/14/health/plastic-rain-colorado-trnd/index.html
Imari Walker on microplastics
https://today.duke.edu/2020/09/imari-walker-mission-protect-our-health-microplastics
Duke’s Imari Walker Uses YouTube to Explain Dangers of Plastic Water Bottles in Entertaining Fashion
sullivanfdn.org/imari-walker
Quantification of Microplastics and Microfibers on U.S. National Park Beaches
marinedebris.noaa.gov/research/quantification-microplastics-and-microfibers-us-national-park-beaches
The microplastics crisis: you are the first responder
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2019/microplastics-crisis/
In utero exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and duration of human pregnancy.
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.6202
Bisphenol A (BPA)
niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/index.cfm
Effects of the Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical DDT on Self-Renewal and Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286277
Every year more than 1,000 tons of plastic rains down onto national parks and wilderness in the western U.S. Where does that plastic come from? And is it also in rain that falls on Washington, DC?
#microplastic #pollution #plasticrain
You might also like:
How Plastic Recycling Actually Works:
youtu.be/zO3jFKiqmHo
Can Plastic Be Composted?:
youtu.be/Q02Xi7S5PTM
Cellulose: From Trees to Explosives
youtube.com/watch?v=6KRl0lg7XmQ
How Do We Fight the California Fires?:
youtu.be/fNGq8hEuNb8
Credits:
Executive Producers:
George Zaidan
Hilary Hudson
Producers:
Elaine Seward
Andrew Sobey
Darren Weaver
Writer/Host:
Sam Jones, PhD
Scientific consultants:
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Leila Duman, PhD
Christine Knauss, PhD
Jesse Meiller, PhD
Alterra Sanchez, PhD
Sources:
Laboratory Methods for the Analysis of Microplastics in the Marine Environment
marinedebris.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/publications-files/noaa_microplastics_methods_manual.pdf
What are microplastics?
oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html
Marine debris fact sheet
marinedebris.noaa.gov/fact-sheets/microplastic-marine-debris-fact-sheet
Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: a review
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34226995
Time to Safeguard the Future Generations from the Omnipresent Microplastics
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34223933
Microplastics and human health
science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6530/672
Synthetically engineered microbial scavengers for enhanced bioremediation
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34218189
Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: Aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants - A critical review
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34186423
The potential effects of microplastics on human health: What is known and what is unknown
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34185251
A review on occurrence, characteristics, toxicology and treatment of nanoplastic waste in the environment
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34173146
Evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies on the potential health repercussions of micro- and nanoplastics
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34162123
Plastic Rain Is the New Acid Rain
wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain
Plastic Rain: More Than 1,000 Tons Of Microplastic Rain Onto Western US
earthsky.org/earth/microplastic-rain-western-us
Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States
science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
Microplastics are raining down from the sky
nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/microplastics-pollution-falls-from-air-even-mountains
Forget acid rain. Plastic rain is now falling across the U.S.
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/12/plastic-rain-now-falling-across-u-s-new-study-found/3174549001
It's raining plastic: microscopic fibers fall from the sky in Rocky Mountains
theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/12/raining-plastic-colorado-usgs-microplastics
‘It is raining plastic’: Scientists find colorful microplastic in rain
cnn.com/2019/08/14/health/plastic-rain-colorado-trnd/index.html
Imari Walker on microplastics
https://today.duke.edu/2020/09/imari-walker-mission-protect-our-health-microplastics
Duke’s Imari Walker Uses YouTube to Explain Dangers of Plastic Water Bottles in Entertaining Fashion
sullivanfdn.org/imari-walker
Quantification of Microplastics and Microfibers on U.S. National Park Beaches
marinedebris.noaa.gov/research/quantification-microplastics-and-microfibers-us-national-park-beaches
The microplastics crisis: you are the first responder
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2019/microplastics-crisis/
In utero exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and duration of human pregnancy.
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.6202
Bisphenol A (BPA)
niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/sya-bpa/index.cfm
Effects of the Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical DDT on Self-Renewal and Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286277
