{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65f81e449d52c90016e4b2b1/66714f880720d92986b5cec4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Plastic and Drinking Water: Bottles, Taps, and Microplastics","description":"<p>Bottled water exposes plastic’s deepest tensions. In this crossover from <em>Something in the Water</em>, host Dr. Elena Berg speaks with anti-plastic activist Malia Elder and plastics researcher Dr. Sherri Mason about bottled water, packaging, environmental racism, and microplastics in drinking water. They examine how plastic particles reach bottled and tap water, why filters or bottled alternatives do not solve the larger problem, and how production, consumption, and waste create unequal burdens. The conversation supports safe, trusted tap water while confronting the environmental footprint of single-use plastic bottles.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Guests: </strong>Dr. Sherri Mason and Malia Elder</p><p>Find more information about <a href=\"https://www.sherrimason.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Mason here</a> and browse her publications on <a href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Sherri-A-Mason-2050214029\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Research Gate</a>.</p><p>More information about the episode and<a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/pods/something-in-the-water\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Something in the Water here</a>.</p><p>Episode <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6564551f1a0cae00112ea3fa/shows/6564591fd5b95600128495f1/episodes/pineforestpods.com/sitw-episodes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">transcrip</a>t&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 by Elena Berg</p><p>Written and produced by Elena Berg and Clark Marchese</p><p>Audio Editing by Clark Marchese</p>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts"}