Some people say we eat a credit card's worth of plastic every week — which is not true. But it still ain't great. In this episode, you'll learn the basics of where microplastics come from, how they may be impacting the environment and ourselves, along with steps to help limit your microplastic exposure. Let's all try not to panic together.

For more on plastic recycling, check out our episodes (16 & 17) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1849707/episodes/13220903

Sources

• CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/31/us/microplastic-credit-card-per-week
• Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, Ingested microplastics: Do humans eat one credit card per week?: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666911022000247
• UCSF: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2024/02/427161/how-to-limit-microplastics-dangers
• A Poison Like No Other
• The Revelator: https://therevelator.org/plastic-pollution-warnings/
• AdvanTech Plastics: https://advantechplastics.com/bio-assimilation/
• Environmental Chemistry Letters: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9907217/
• Science Alert: https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-simple-way-to-remove-microplastics-from-drinking-water

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