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I started lecturing on microplastics
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Plastic Earth

I started lecturingon microplastics and they didn't-- weren'tcalled microplastics then in...

I started lecturing
on microplastics and they didn't-- weren't
called microplastics then in about 1992

Full Transcript

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I started lecturing on microplastics
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and they didn't-- weren't called microplastics then
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in about 1992.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:59
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
DreamPost Productions

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Movie Summary

The plastic crisis is met head-on with tackling the solutions to deal with the over production of single-use plastics.
So I've been exposed to plastic issues - Plastic Earth 00:06
So I've been exposed to plastic issues
They're still the most common contaminant in the water. - Plastic Earth 00:05
They're still the most common contaminant in the water.
They're plasticizers, - Plastic Earth 00:06
They're plasticizers,
Yeah, they give different plastics - Plastic Earth 00:10
Yeah, they give different plastics
[Janice] Right, okay, and are you-- - Plastic Earth 00:17
[Janice] Right, okay, and are you--
That way it can be used for industrial applications - Plastic Earth 00:09
That way it can be used for industrial applications
[Rob] Almost 90% of polymer plasticizers, - Plastic Earth 00:08
[Rob] Almost 90% of polymer plasticizers,
Phthalates have been found in most plastic containers, - Plastic Earth 00:07
Phthalates have been found in most plastic containers,
Substantial concerns have been expressed over their safety - Plastic Earth 00:10
Substantial concerns have been expressed over their safety
It's not removed - Plastic Earth 00:06
It's not removed
The FDA has only banned - Plastic Earth 00:07
The FDA has only banned
There's something like 40 different variants - Plastic Earth 00:10
There's something like 40 different variants
But they're still toxic because they share - Plastic Earth 00:10
But they're still toxic because they share
[Rob] Endocrine disrupting chemicals - Plastic Earth 00:06
[Rob] Endocrine disrupting chemicals
They have the ability to enter the bloodstream - Plastic Earth 00:09
They have the ability to enter the bloodstream
Phthalates cause these and other effects - Plastic Earth 00:09
Phthalates cause these and other effects
Research has linked exposure to phthalates, - Plastic Earth 00:12
Research has linked exposure to phthalates,
It's that the gene is misbehaving, - Plastic Earth 00:07
It's that the gene is misbehaving,
[Janice] Ever since I saw your Ted Talk, - Plastic Earth 00:22
[Janice] Ever since I saw your Ted Talk,
And every time you handle one, it's transferred to your skin - Plastic Earth 00:08
And every time you handle one, it's transferred to your...