Microplastics | Four Groundbreaking Studies on Plastic

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today we're diving into groundbreaking
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research on Plastics revealing both
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their risks and some innovative
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solutions stay tuned as we explore four
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fascinating studies that shed new light
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on this ubiquitous
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material our first study tackles a
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common concern are plastic water bottles
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safe researchers have found that when
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exposed to sunlight these bottles
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release harmful volatile organic
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compounds or V's these chemicals which
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include carcinogens can pose serious
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health risks Dr was O and his team at
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gon University discovered that all
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tested bottles emitted a complex mixture
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of VCS when subjected to UVA and
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sunlight this finding underscores the
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need for safer materials and stricter
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regulations to ensure our drinking water
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remains
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safe next we look at the environmental
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crisis of marine plastic pollution a
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staggering 170 trillion plastic
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particles are afloat in our oceans but
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can Marine microbes help clean up this
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mess sadly new research suggests they
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can't scientists found no Global
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correlation between plastic pollution
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levels and the production of plastic
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degrading enzymes by Marine
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microorganisms
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this highlights the need for significant
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reductions in plastic waste and a shift
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to biodegradable
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materials our third study Maps out
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microplastic consumption around the
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world did you know that you might be
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ingesting about a credit card's worth of
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plastic each week researchers at Cornell
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University found that countries like
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Indonesia and Malaysia have the highest
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dietary intake of microplastics
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primarily from Seafood in terms of inhal
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Mongolia and China top the
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list finally let's talk about a
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promising solution researchers at the
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University of Copenhagen have developed
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a 100% biodegradable material made from
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barley starch and sugar be fiber this
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barley plastic decomposes completely in
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Just 2 months this new material is not
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only stronger and more water resistant
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than current bioplastics but can also be
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composted did naturally this Innovation
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could drastically reduce plastic
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pollution and has potential applications
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in food packaging and Beyond these
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studies highlight the pressing issues
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and innovative solutions surrounding
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plastics it's clear we need to rethink
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our relationship with this material if
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