{"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-147c626a0556/626b3bb79c67d50011993a7e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Plastic discharges from the world's rivers with Dr Tim van Emmerik","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d210a657a97011aa9023d8/1653369960391-b6c8ecda36bf8d73d88a728a07cb6765.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Tim van Emmerik is Assistant Professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, but joins us on this chat from Cambodia - during one of his riverine plastic research projects.  We chat about the research paper that Tim recently co-authored assessing plastic discharges from rivers across the planet, and how to 'turn off the tap' of plastic pollution from rivers. </p><p><br></p><p>Useful links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://timvanemmerik.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://timvanemmerik.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 \"More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean\" (<a href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aaz5803#con1\" 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"}