The Harm of Microplastics in the Environment and Fighting for Fewer Single-Use Plastic with Richard Thompson

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

How can the cast number of microplastics seeping into the environment be mitigated?

buy grifulvin online buy grifulvin over the counter online pharmacyThrough possible legislation and better product design, it is still possible to turn the situation around. Listen up to learn:

How microplastics are classified
How product design can help stop the production of microplastics
What stands in the way of legislation to alleviate the problem

Richard Thompson, a Professor and Director of the Marine Institute at Plymouth University, shares his work combatting the effects of microplastics in the environment.

Though recent efforts have made incremental progress, microplastics and the degradation of plastic remain significant problems. For example, even the microbeads of plastic in wash-off cosmetics take a tremendous toll on the environment.

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However, there is still hope with a more conscious product design process in concert with governmental intervention.

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Visit https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/marine-litter for more information.

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0:43.8	I have Richard Thompson.
0:44.9	He's a professor, director of the Marine Institute, part of the School of Biological and
0:50.1	Marine Scientists, all part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
0:54.3	And we're going to talk about his work, again, at Plymouth University, on microplastics.
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