Dr. Joel Rindelaub PhD is a senior lecturer in chemical sciences at Auckland University. He studies air pollution and microplastics in the environment.
Plastics like BPA are known to have health impacts on the human body. In this episode, we talk about which plastics to avoid, the potential health risk of microplastics to the human body, and how to protect the air quality in your home.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:46 Meet Joel Rindelaub
00:00:56 Plastics everywhere
00:03:46 Are the plastics turning the frogs gay?
00:04:32 What are the adverse health effects that plastic can cause?
00:09:01 What effects could it have on a young child or a fetus?
00:10:12 Androgynous Rats?
00:12:38 Is there a lot of funding for plastics research?
00:13:23 I.V. Bags
00:15:55 Is exposure to plastics = more androgynous humans?
00:19:19 Big Plastics and Recycling
00:23:58 Are recycled plastics actually more harmful?
00:26:46 How can we minimize plastics?
00:30:02 Air Quality
00:33:58 Drugs in the Air
00:36:57 Can we test actively cannabis intoxication?
00:44:24 Boyan Slat’s Project
00:45:34 Is there any way out?
00:47:16 The real industry behind plastics
00:48:43 What we need to know about recycling numbers
00:50:57 All about phthalates
00:55:14 BTS of a scientist’s life
01:05:11 The truth behind Timothée Chalamet’s look
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