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301 Earth Day: Why COVID-19 Has Caused an Increase in Ocean Pollution
Season 3
Episode 301
Published 5 years, 5 months ago
Description
COVID is creating massive environmental issues such as the 1.56 billion face masks that entered the oceans in 2020 alone. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, the Director of Research for Oceans Asia, talks with Stephanie Desmon about how improperly discarded PPE to a massive rise in the production of single-use plastics are setting the world significantly back in controlling its problem with microplastics and pollution.
KEYWORDS: environmental health; policy