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Humans. we're just starting our research chemists biologists and toxicologists still need to conduct tests we don't even know what kind and size of micro plastics are to be found in the environment and in the food chain as long as we can to certan that we don't know what we're talking about this is the tip of the iceberg that this icebergs micro plastic contamination appears to be widespread but what effect it might have in the long term is not clear it's most likely liable to do far more harm than good. and i'm now joined by dr sherry mason from the state university of new york for don't you ...

And slide down hills if we want just like here see the last of. the study also says being happy seems to be contagious it found a high correlation between the happiness of citizens and that of immigrant newcomers. but what explains those countries with less fortunate rankings like the u.s. which fell for places to number eighteen. i think it's the general uncertainty and political unpredictability people don't know what to expect in their future i don't know if that's my guess but. for now the finns and their nordic neighbors know what their future likely holds more sterling scores on quality ...

Micro plastics now the health implications are largely unknown but just to give an idea of the scale of this issue ten years ago the world drank two hundred twelve billion liters of bottled water now the latest figures show that this number has nearly doubled now the biggest market is china last year consumers there spent thirty seven billion dollars on bottled water united states was next was twenty three billion dollars and third place was mexico now it's a global business with many players the french company the no one is the largest share it's followed by coca-cola and the swiss food giant...

Analysis. but while the sand is relatively clean that could still be a high concentration of micro plastics in the sea going plastic free it's no easy task but the people of principle are determined to do what they can. and the spy does and if it does of course plastic waste remains a major issue around the world let's bring in eric from this ability he is a climate scientist at it at university and he researches the impact of plastic waste pollution on oceans a very good day sir thanks for coming on how much plastic waste is there in the oceans there's enormous amounts of plastic waste we est...

For every fifty bottles they hand out a reusable container made of stainless steel. have been made over the plastic so we have four tonnes of plastic stored on the main island of south america a maritime transport company is helping us by taking it to lisbon free of charge to recycling companies there will receive it. they want the island free of plastic by twenty twenty one of the challenges actually comes from the sea tiny particles known as micro plastics washed up onshore spanish scientists might have a sense c.e.o. has been asked to analyze the beaches. most of the sample is organic mater...