{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/94050410-34f0-4058-a3fb-147c626a0556/626b3567d559510012d114f3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Human consumption of microplastics with Dr Garth Covernton","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d210a657a97011aa9023d8/1651192567163-4954468c0c00580bc248bd959f5cd9e1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Dr Garth Covernton is a University of Toronto Arts and Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow working as part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://rochmanlab.wordpress.com/the-pelastic-project/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pELAstics project</a>,  which aims to understand how microplastics pollution might affect various ecosystem processes. We talk about the human consumption of microplastics - like \"how much?\", \"where from?\", and the potential consequences to human health.  </p><p><br></p><p>Useful links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://garthcovernton.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://garthcovernton.wordpress.com/ </a></li><li>Garth on LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/garth-covernton-26544ba9/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/garth-covernton-26544ba9/</a></li><li>Paper \"Human consumption of microplastics\" (<a href=\"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b01517\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.oceanprotect.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.oceanprotect.com.au</a></p>","author_name":"Ocean Protect"}