Guest Episode - Plastics in Drinking Water
Oct 22, 2024•48 min
Summary
Environmental scientist and water sommelier Elena Berg, with guests Malia Elder and Dr. Sherri Mason, investigates plastic contamination in drinking water. They delve into why bottled water has become a symbol of plastic pollution, discuss the social and environmental justice implications of plastic production and waste, and reveal scientific findings on plastic levels in tap versus bottled water. The episode emphasizes the need for awareness, systemic change, and reducing overall plastic consumption rather than relying on filters or bottled alternatives.Episode description
Elena Berg is an environmental scientist and water sommelier. Her series „Something in the Water“ is a ten-part podcast mini-series on the fine water industry. As part of it, Elena addresses the elephant in the room: Plastic pollution. How much plastic is there in our drinking water? What’s the difference between tap and bottled water? And how concerned do we need to be? Elena and her guests, the anti-plastic activist Malia Elder and researcher Dr. Sherri Mason, will provide you with a lot of food for thought on social and environmental justice as well. If you’re familiar with the debate around plastic pollution and would like to go straight to the part on drinking water, you can skip the first fifteen minutes. However, the introduction is also really insightful, especially the part on closing the tap (the plastic tap, not the water tap).
If you liked this guest episode, check out the other episodes: www.pineforestpods.com/pods/something-in-the-water
The series is produced by Clark Marchese of Pine Forest Media, who recently started his own Plastic Podcast - very much worth checking out as well:
www.pineforestpods.com/pods/plastic-podcast
Thanks to Clark and Elena for sharing the episode and to their guests for their insights!
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