Microplastics in Maltese Waters and Beyond – Eye-Opening Insights from Juan José Bonello
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
What are some innovative and creative ways to reduce the negative impacts of human activity on the environment and marine life?
This is a question at the center of Juan José Bonello's work as an environmental scientist and lecturer at Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology (MCAST) in the central Mediterranean.
Tune in to explore:
- How and why Project IMPACT seeks to identify and characterize microplastics in Maltese waters
- The cultural, economic, and social importance of the marine environment on the island of Malta
- Which types of microplastics are most heavily concentrated in Maltese waters
- How microplastics act as vectors and why this is incredibly problematic
- Whether areas of high human activity are always associated with high levels of microplastics
- Techniques for conducting chemical analyses on microplastics
Tune in to hear the whole conversation, and visit https://www.projectimpact.mt/ to learn more.
Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
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| 0:00.0 | how we humans affect the environment. And unfortunately, most often than not, our effects have |
| 0:06.0 | negative consequences on the environment. However, it is also part of my job to provide alternatives |
| 0:11.6 | or mitigation measures for such situations. I think this is part of the job as an environmental |
| 0:17.4 | scientist, which is rewarding, because at times we need to be innovative, as well as creative, |
| 0:23.1 | in identifying solution to reduce our negative situations on the natural environment. |
| 0:28.6 | Okay, so what are some thoughts on what to do about them? If you can't identify where they're |
| 0:32.5 | coming from, how are you supposed to mitigate their effects? Filters in the water somehow or what? |
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