Microplastics and Melting Sea Ice

Microplastics are a menace in more ways than one! Find out information about them, better ecofriendly alternatives to them, why it's worth it to change now, eco-facts and more! #microplasticsmenace #plasticpollution #organicfibers #research #greenerthoughtspodcast Resources from the podcast: 1) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X19304758?via%3Dihub - "Distribution and impacts of microplastic incorporation within sea ice", 2)  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653518311767?via%3Dihub - "Microplastic contamination in benthic organisms from the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions", 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaErPyEnDvk -Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell (The Deep Sea video), 4) https://www.beatthemicrobead.org/sign-this-petition-ask-the-eu-to-ban-microplastics-in-cosmetics/ - PETITION, and 5) https://www.beatthemicrobead.org/plastic-free-body-lotions-butters/ - sample list of plastic-free products My related podcast episodes: 1) Washing Clothes with Care - March 10, 2019 https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast/episodes/Washing-Clothes-With-Care-e3dti1 2) Plastic's Not Posh!: England's Largest Retailers Plastic Bag Sales Fell By 90% In the Past 4 Years - August 4, 2019 https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast/episodes/Plastics-Not-Posh--Englands-Largest-Retailers-Plastic-Bag-Sales-Fell-By-90-In-the-Past-4-Years-e4rafe 3) The Most Littered Plastic Item on the Planet - August 22, 2019 https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast/episodes/The-Most-Littered-Plastic-Item-on-the-Planet-e528vo 4) The Painstaking Cleanup of Plastic Food Packaging - September 8, 2019 https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast/episodes/The-Painstaking-Cleanup-of-Plastic-Food-Packaging-e59fuo --- Na'ilah Dawkins is the creator and host of 'Greener Thoughts'. Desktop/Mobile: Podcast page (main): https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast Supporting Greener Thoughts: https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast/support Voice Message Greener Thoughts: https://anchor.fm/greenerthoughtspodcast/message