Oct 5, 2026 · 16 min · 11 segments
Gillian Woodward and Rob Quiring talk about a material that is can be useful but very damaging at the same time. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-plastic-problem/ Download our app for…
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[waves crashing] In March of 2019, scientists found a dying whale in the Davao Gulf in the Philippines.
It is in the oceans, in the cities, and in some of the most remote areas in the world.
Experts have found microplastics, pieces of plastic less than five millimeters long, on the tallest mountains on Earth.
None of us eat plastic bags, but the microplastics that we do take in are of growing concern to experts.
We do not yet know how much or how little these small pollutants will change our lives, but doctors are already coming to understand their negative influence on our health.
[waves crashing] In March of 2019, scientists found a dying whale in the Davao Gulf in the Philippines.
It is in the oceans, in the cities, and in some of the most remote areas in the world.
Experts have found microplastics, pieces of plastic less than five millimeters long, on the tallest mountains on Earth.
None of us eat plastic bags, but the microplastics that we do take in are of growing concern to experts.
We do not yet know how much or how little these small pollutants will change our lives, but doctors are already coming to understand their negative influence on our health.
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