{"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-147c626a0556/65c5f30b-60f6-4207-95f5-597d033ddf87?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Microplastic pollution from clothing with Dr Rebecca Van Amber (Part 1 of 2)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d210a657a97011aa9023d8/60d2110a4fea16001989e32f.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Who would have thought that clothes contribute about 35% to the global release of primary microplastics to the world oceans ? Well, Dr Rebecca Van Amber for one - Senior Lecturer in the Fashion and Textiles college of RMIT University, who recently blew our minds as part of a 'Story of Plastic' Q&amp;E event. Subsequently, we had to have her on our podcast to delve more into the detail. You'll never look at fashion in the same way again.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.</p><p><br></p><p>Useful links:</p><ul><li>Dr Rebecca Van Amber on LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-van-amber-49680623/detail/featured-list/urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAATsuzIBLkYWqtY5RtFl6rispnRoKCSe15E/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-van-amber-49680623/detail/featured-list/urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAATsuzIBLkYWqtY5RtFl6rispnRoKCSe15E/</a></li><li>Dr Rebecca Van Amber's RMIT contact details: <a href=\"https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/v/van-amber-dr-rebecca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/v/van-amber-dr-rebecca</a></li><li>'Story of Plastic' Q&amp;E event on YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2vr5JvbtnA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2vr5JvbtnA</a></li><li>Article: De Falco et al (2018), <em>The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution</em>: <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43023-x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43023-x</a></li><li>Hernandez et al (2018), <em>Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea</em>: <a href=\"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b02540\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b02540</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"}