Plastic pollution also affects the soil, the thin layer of earth that feeds us all. For a long time, this terrestrial plastic has been overlooked. Now scientists are starting to investigate the extent and impacts of plastic pollution in the soil and in the ground. What do we know about this issue? In this episode, Anja talks to the artist Saša Spačal from Slovenia, the soil biologist Matthias Rillig from Germany, the Brazilian environmental scientist Abel Machado, and the geologist Reinhold Leinfelder. She learns more about the potential impacts and the traces plastic leaves behind in the soil.
Music: Dorian Roy and Blue Dot Sessions
Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen
Thanks to: Julie Comfort, Brooke Watkins, Sedat Gündoğdu, Sam Athey, and Joachim Budde for editing the German post on RiffReporter
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