Welche Risiken gehen von Mikroperlen und Mikroplastik aus? Risk Bites untersucht, wo diese millimetergroßen Kunststoffkügelchen verwendet werden und warum Experten zunehmend besorgt sind über die potenziellen Umwelt- und Gesundheitsauswirkungen dieses und anderer Mikrokunststoffe. Hintergrundinformation Grist article: http://grist.org/living/this-video-explains-how-those-plastic-bits-in-face-washes-scrubs-and-toothpastes-can-hurt-ecosystems/ Eight trillion microbeads pollute aquatic habitats every day - and scientists are calling for a ban. Washington Post Sept 18 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/09/18/eight-trillion-microbeads-pollute-aquatic-habitats-every-day-and-scientists-are-calling-for-a-ban/ Why Those Tiny Microbeads In Soap May Pose Problem For Great Lakes (NPR) http://www.npr.org/2014/05/21/313157701/why-those-tiny-microbeads-in-soap-may-pose-problem-for-great-lakes Plastics in Cosmetics: Are we polluting the environment with our personal care products? (United Nations Environment Programme) http://unep.org/gpa/news/PlasticsinCosmetics.asp What do your mouth and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch have in common? (Grist) http://grist.org/list/what-do-your-mouth-and-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-have-in-common/ Why dentists are speaking out about the plastic beads in your toothpaste (Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/09/18/why-dentists-are-speaking-out-about-the-plastic-beads-in-your-toothpaste/ Forschung Scientific Evidence Supports a Ban on Microbeads (2015) Chelsea Rochman et al. Environmental Science & Technology 49 (18), pp 10759–10761 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b03909 Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face: Microplastics in facial cleansers (2009). Lisa S. Fendall and Mary A. Sewell. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58, pp 1225 – 1228 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.025 Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs (2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano, Richard C. Thompson and David C. Aldridge. Water Research 75 pp 63 – 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.012 Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends and future perspectives. (2015). Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza, and Barbara Carolina Garcia Gimenez. Marine Pollution Bulletin 97 pp 5 – 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.008 Danksagungen Herzlichen Dank an Sherri Mason (State University of New York at Fredonia) und Ana Sofia Knauf (Freiberufliche Journalistin/Grist) für ihr Fachwissen und ihre Erkenntnisse bei der Erstellung dieses Videos. Dieses Video wurde von Ana Sofia Knauf vorgeschlagen, um einen Grist-Artikel über Mikroperlen zu ergänzen. Backing track: Mandolin Highway von Olive Musique. http://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/songs/mandolin-highway Risk Bites-Videos werden von Andrew Maynard in Zusammenarbeit mit der Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society (http://sfis.asu.edu) konzipiert, erstellt und produziert. Sie unterliegen der Creative-Commons-Lizenz CC-BY-SA Risk Bites hilft dir dabei, Risiken zu verstehen. Wir decken alles ab, angefangen, wie man die Risiken und Vorteile alltäglicher Produkte versteht und abwägt, über allgemeine Gesundheitswissenschaften bis hin zu den potenziellen Auswirkungen neuer Technologien und der Bedeutung von Risiken. Wenn dir unsere Videos gefallen, abonniere bitte unseren Kanal und verbreite ihn weiter! Übersetzung und Dubbing: alugha Klick hier, um mehr Videos zu sehen: https://alugha.com/RiskBites
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