{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65f81e449d52c90016e4b2b1/65f99c58d324f80016537ce9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Global Microplastics Database ","description":"<p>A global microplastics database maps the unseen. Marine researcher Abby Barrows explains how scientists and citizen scientists collected water samples to compare microplastic concentrations across locations around the world. The episode explores what counts as a microplastic, how these particles move through water systems, what the data can and cannot tell us about harm, and why consistent measurement matters. The conversation offers a grounded look at microplastics research, marine pollution data, and the role of citizen science in documenting a problem that reaches far beyond the ocean.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Guest:&nbsp;Abby Barrows</strong></p><p>More information on <a href=\"https://abbybarrows.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abby’s Website</a></p><p>Browse publications on <a href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abigail-Barrows\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ResearchGate</a></p><p>More information about <a href=\"https://www.adventurescientists.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adventure Scientists</a></p><p>More information about the episode and the <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/pods/plastic-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plastic Podcast</a></p><p>Episode <a href=\"http://www.pineforestpods.com/plastic-podcast-episodes/global-microplastics-database\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transcript </a>&nbsp;and more information on the <a href=\"http://pineforestpods.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Forest Media </a>Website</p><p>Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineforestmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@pineforestmedia</a></p><p>Hosted, produced, written, and edited by<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cj__marchese/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Clark Marchese&nbsp;</a></p><p>Cover art and PFM logo by<a href=\"https://laurelawong.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Laurel Wong</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music by <a href=\"https://www.fiverr.com/tadeoceballos?source=gig_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tadeo Cabellos</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts"}