Benji Jones

They're like the virgin material used to make plastic. So they're like they're just all over the place.

They're like the virgin material used to make plastic. So they're like they're just all over the place.

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Yeah, so, like, on the one hand, microplastics are absolutely everywhere, so, like, the fact that it's in the rain is maybe not as surprising, but to me, when I was learning about plastic rain, that there is plastic in our rain, it was really shocking to me because it suggests that, like, Plastic is part of our ecosystems. It is like as fundamental at this point as like microbes and bacteria.

Yeah, so, like, on the one hand, microplastics are absolutely everywhere, so, like, the fact that it's in the rain is maybe not as surprising, but to me, when I was learning about plastic rain, that there is plastic in our rain, it was really shocking to me because it suggests that, like, Plastic is part of our ecosystems. It is like as fundamental at this point as like microbes and bacteria.

Yeah, so, like, on the one hand, microplastics are absolutely everywhere, so, like, the fact that it's in the rain is maybe not as surprising, but to me, when I was learning about plastic rain, that there is plastic in our rain, it was really shocking to me because it suggests that, like, Plastic is part of our ecosystems. It is like as fundamental at this point as like microbes and bacteria.

It's just like part of the world that we live in, part of the fiber of the planet. And that to me is quite scary and like another level.

It's just like part of the world that we live in, part of the fiber of the planet. And that to me is quite scary and like another level.

It's just like part of the world that we live in, part of the fiber of the planet. And that to me is quite scary and like another level.

More often than not, you can't see it. So these are really, really small particles of plastic. And that's because in order for microplastics to get into the rain, they have to be transported by the air. They have to be in the air. And so all these sort of invisible pieces of plastic are in the rain falling down.

More often than not, you can't see it. So these are really, really small particles of plastic. And that's because in order for microplastics to get into the rain, they have to be transported by the air. They have to be in the air. And so all these sort of invisible pieces of plastic are in the rain falling down.

More often than not, you can't see it. So these are really, really small particles of plastic. And that's because in order for microplastics to get into the rain, they have to be transported by the air. They have to be in the air. And so all these sort of invisible pieces of plastic are in the rain falling down.

And there are a handful of studies that have found plastic in rainfall all over the world and in some like kind of scary quantities too. Hmm. Like how much? Yeah. Yeah, so the study that I was like, okay, I need to write about this, was a study of rain and dust falling on national parks and wilderness areas in the West. These are like Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Joshua Tree.

And there are a handful of studies that have found plastic in rainfall all over the world and in some like kind of scary quantities too. Hmm. Like how much? Yeah. Yeah, so the study that I was like, okay, I need to write about this, was a study of rain and dust falling on national parks and wilderness areas in the West. These are like Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Joshua Tree.

And there are a handful of studies that have found plastic in rainfall all over the world and in some like kind of scary quantities too. Hmm. Like how much? Yeah. Yeah, so the study that I was like, okay, I need to write about this, was a study of rain and dust falling on national parks and wilderness areas in the West. These are like Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Joshua Tree.

And these researchers found that... The amount of plastic that was falling on these national parks and wilderness areas every year is equivalent to like 120 to 300 million plastic water bottles every year.

And these researchers found that... The amount of plastic that was falling on these national parks and wilderness areas every year is equivalent to like 120 to 300 million plastic water bottles every year.

And these researchers found that... The amount of plastic that was falling on these national parks and wilderness areas every year is equivalent to like 120 to 300 million plastic water bottles every year.