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Plastic Pollution: It's In your Drinking Water
Plastic Pollution: It's In your Drinking Water
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin discusses the often overlooked issue of plastic pollution in our lakes, focusing on the Great Lakes and city centers like Chicago and Toronto. He highlights the common misconception that plastic pollution is solely an ocean problem, and emphasizes the need to address plastic pollution in all bodies of water. The episode explores new research that reveals the extent of plastic pollution in lakes and emphasizes the importance of speaking up for the ocean by taking action to combat this issue. Link to article: https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/great-lakes-microplastics-water-pollution/ Share your conservation journey on the podcast by booking here: https://calendly.com/sufb/sufb-interview Fill out our listener survey: https://www.speakupforblue.com/survey Join the audio program - Build Your Marine Science and Conservation Career: https://www.speakupforblue.com/career Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3NmYvsI Connect with Speak Up For Blue: Website: https://bit.ly/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rIaJSG Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rHZxpc
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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