Plastics, Microplastics, and Human Health Class
It’s a classic David vs. Goliath scenario: A group of fed-up, alarmed citizens, living on key stretches of land in Louisiana and Appalachia's Rust Belt where factory pollution and fracking […]
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It’s a classic David vs. Goliath scenario: A group of fed-up, alarmed citizens, living on key stretches of land in Louisiana and Appalachia's Rust Belt where factory pollution and fracking […]
How do plastics impact the human body? How do we protect ourselves, and how do we establish lasting change? Recent findings about the impacts of plastic on human health demonstrate […]
How do plastics impact the human body? How do we protect ourselves, and how do we establish lasting change? Join Megan J. Wolff, PhD, MPH, for an in-depth 7-week online […]
Walk down the aisles of almost any grocery store and you’ll see it everywhere: plastic-wrapped vegetables, fruit in plastic containers, and plastic bottles lining the shelves. 95% of this packaging is designed for just one use, and it can release microplastics and harmful chemicals into our food. Not long ago, milk was readily available in glass, and fruits and vegetables were sold without plastic packaging. So how did plastic become so deeply embedded in our food system—and how do we get it out?