Rotary Club of Newport
Did you know... plastics are inside you right now?
They pollute the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe.
When researchers set out to investigate the exposure risks of plastic on human development, they hit a major snag : They were unable to find a control group. That’s right; there’s no group of people on earth that has not been exposed to plastics.
Microplastics have been found in every corner of the globe, from Mount Everest’s summit to the Mariana Trench’s deepest trough. When microplastics break down into smaller pieces they become microfibers, which can drift through the air and have been found in municipal drinking water systems.
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
Robert Swan - Explorer & Environmentalist
