{"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 with Abby Barrows","description":"<p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Description: </strong>In this episode of Plastic Podcast, host Clark Marchese talks to Abby Barrows, a marine researcher and microplastics expert who spearheaded a global project to quantify microplastic concentrations in water systems all over the world. The conversation flows through Abby’s scientific interests, definitions of microplastics and what we know about their harms, how the database project was conducted and what we learn from it, and the important contributions of citizen science.&nbsp;</p><p><br></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"}