nine-and-a-half: Microplastics in the Soil – A Hidden Danger?

Most people have heard of microplastics in the ocean, but did you know there are even more plastic particles in the soil? Tessniem investigates how plastic enters the ground and what effects it has. She meets geologist Dr. Collin Weber, who studies microplastics in soil, and together they analyze samples in the lab. She also talks to Leonie and Zoë, two young inventors who created a filter to reduce microplastics in wastewater. How does their invention work? And what does wastewater have to do with plastic pollution in the soil? This episode provides the answers.