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Simon Constable noted strong year-over-year price increases for aluminum, copper, iron, and steel. He highlighted that 99% of US West Coast seafood samples contained microplastics, calling the situation frightening.

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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      Simon Constable noted strong year-over-year price increases for aluminum, copper, iron, and steel. He highlighted that 99% of US West Coast seafood samples contained microplastics, calling the situation frightening.
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0:00.0

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0:01.9

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0:24.0

This is CBSI and the world. I'm Jean Baxter with my colleague Simon Constable in the south of France.

0:28.6

We turn from paradise to considering what we didn't know about for the bulk of my life,

0:34.2

microplastics. I read from Simon's copy. Plastics are everywhere across the world for decades.

0:40.1

Over the past few years, scientists fear the tiny pieces of plastic known as microplastics are

0:44.6

polluting the globe and pose health hazards. And then Simon has a quiz for us. I knew none of these

0:50.3

answers. Does that make me typical or atypical, Simon? Have I been behind in education here?

0:56.1

I do not think you've been in high and I certainly didn't know any of the answers to these

1:01.6

before I started looking at them and I think I would probably have got minus 10 if I'd have

1:08.0

actually take this and it was my life on the line. I still wouldn't have been able to get them right.

1:13.0

They're very, very specific questions and answers, and they're very odd and very disturbing as well.

1:20.0

Let's go to question three. What percentage of samples were found to contain microplastics in U.S. West Coast seafood, according to recent scientific analysis.

1:29.2

Now, it doesn't matter what the percentage is, for heaven's sakes. Do I want to eat plastic

1:33.6

and my seafood? No, but all right, let's have the quiz here. For those of you who are exceedingly

1:38.7

well informed, you'll enjoy this. All right, the percentage A 23 B, 39, C, 53%, D, 81%, E 99. I'm going to guess

1:51.4

99 just because the whole thing sounds scary. And the correct answer, Simon?

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