Tackling The Microplastic Pollution Dilemma In South-Eastern Louisiana
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
The impact microplastics have on the environment is still being uncovered by scientists.
As we learn more about this problem, many researchers are taking proactive steps to mitigate this issue before it's too late.
Kristi L. Trail is the Executive Director of Pontchartrain Conservancy, a New Orleans-based foundation that is working to create an environmentally sustainable, prosperous, and resilient region. Pontchartrain Conservancy utilizes scientific research, education, and advocacy in order to bring awareness and sustainable care to the Pontchartrain estuary in south-eastern Louisiana.
Listen now as Kristi Trail discusses topics such as:
- The microplastic concentration in the Pontchartrain estuary, and the impact this may have on the marine ecosystem.
- What triggered the awareness of microplastics in the south-eastern Louisiana area.
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- What defines microplastics, and how they reveal themselves in nature.
Is there a way to control the growing problem of microplastic contamination? Find out now from a frontline researcher!
To learn more about Pontchartrain Conservatory and its work, you can visit scienceforourcoast.org.
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| 0:37.8 | Yes, Richard Jacobs with the Fine Genius podcast. |
| 0:40.7 | I'm here with Christy Trail. |
| 0:42.3 | She's the executive director of the Ponsshore Train Conservancy. |
| 0:45.5 | The Conservancy is in New Orleans. |
| 0:47.8 | It's a foundation that's working to create an environmentally sustainable, prosperous, and resilient region through scientific research, education, |
| 0:55.0 | and advocacy. They have a group called LAMPS, the lakefront, algae, and microplastics |
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