Keeping protected land pristine might be more difficult than we think. Tiny bits of plastic are raining from the sky at all times, covering the Earth.

Click above to listen to part 1 of Something in the Air, featuring Janice Brahney, environmental biogeochemist at Utah State University.

Something in the Air:
Part 1: Janice Brahney / Airborne Plastic
Part 2: Sally Ng / Pandemic Skies
Part 3: Chandan Sen / Covi-cidal Masks
Part 4: James Nestor / How to Breathe

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