You can’t get through a day without encountering plastic. From your toothbrush, to your keyboard to your clothes. Despite its popularity, plastic is a toxic material that does not decompose, it just gets smaller. Microscopic plastics are now found in soil and water throughout our state and especially in the arctic. Alaska Scientists are studying how these tiny toxins move and what it might mean for human health. We hear about their research on this Talk of Alaska.
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Microplastic contamination | Talk of Alaska
Alaska Scientists are studying how these tiny toxins move and what it might mean for human health.
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Pamela Miller - Executive Director, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
- Dyani Chapman - State Director, Alaska Environment and Alaska Environment Research and Policy Center
RELATED:
- New APU lab will help Alaska communities test for microplastics
- Arctic residents face high risk from toxic effects of plastics, report finds
- Southcentral Alaska waterways survey finds widespread microplastics
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