[the microdOcean] Plastic Free Week 3: Caring for community and the impact of plastic chemicals on turtle health with Caitlin Smith
Update: 2023-07-15
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We are halfway through Plastic Free July and I'm so proud of all of you!! I'm so excited you've been keeping up with these episodes, and I hope you've learned a few things and are eager to expand your plastic awareness beyond yourself this week, because it's all about caring for our community. Additionally we speak to Caitlin Smith, a PhD student at University of Sunshine Coast using biomonitoring tools to study the impacts of chemical exposure and toxicity on turtle health due to plastic ingestion.
NOTE: Blog post for this week is delayed until the end of the week unfortunately!
IN THIS EPISODE:
- [1:36 ] Challenge - Week 3
- [4:05 ] Remember that viral video with a turtle that had a straw stuck in its nose? Turns out it might not be the only problem we should be concerned about
- [5:35 ] What are some of the other major dangers associated with plastic debris?
- [8:33 ] What are some of the novel methods being used in Caitlin's research?
- [12:22 ] Plastics were found in a human fetus!
- [13:23 ] What does it mean that Caitlin is finding plastics in external tissues of turtles?
- [15:56 ] What are Caitlin's hope in this space moving forward?
- [17:15 ] What even are biodegradable plastics?
- [19:00 ] What does Caitlin's research mean for the future of turtle populations?
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