{"id":20694,"date":"2024-04-19T17:16:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T00:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/?p=20694"},"modified":"2024-05-28T20:15:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T03:15:47","slug":"20694-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/20694-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day: A Look at Microplastics in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-2024-Website.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-2024-Website-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-2024-Website-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-2024-Website-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-2024-Website-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-2024-Website.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 Earth Day theme is \u201cPlanet vs. Plastic.\u201d It is a huge theme and an even larger battle, the outcome, of which is far from known. We at Earth Ministry\/Washington Interfaith Power &amp; Light have decided to use Earth Day as an opportunity to explore microplastic pollution, particularly its presence in Washington State. It is a ubiquitous, intractable problem and there are no easy solutions for addressing it. However, address it we must, and to do this, we will need to work together and tackle it on multiple front.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EM\/WA IPL\u2019s part is mobilizing people of faith and conscience to help change laws, policies, and regulations that govern it, to help educate communities and individuals about the issue and how they can help.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might be visiting this page because you received our Earth Day letter and decided to take us up on our offer to review the research we consulted. Or, maybe, you have come here having seen our posts on Facebook and Instagram your curiosity was piqued. Or perhaps you find yourself here just because.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Whatever has brought you here, welcome!&nbsp; <\/strong><br><strong>We hope you find some of the resources below helpful!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Microplastic Pollution and Agriculture<\/em><\/strong>:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20704\" style=\"width:333px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6375537\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lower Snake and Columbia River<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Natural fertilizer<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallgrains.wsu.edu\/potential-impacts-of-microplastics-in-agricultural-soils-with-dr-yingxue-yu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smallgrains.wsu.edu\/potential-impacts-of-microplastics-in-agricultural-soils-with-dr-yingxue-yu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Agricultural soils<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-023-00982-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smallgrains.wsu.edu\/potential-impacts-of-microplastics-in-agricultural-soils-with-dr-yingxue-yu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-023-00982-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Farming<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6375537\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smallgrains.wsu.edu\/potential-impacts-of-microplastics-in-agricultural-soils-with-dr-yingxue-yu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-023-00982-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnnl.gov\/news-media\/root-microplastics-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Root Crops<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Microplastic Pollution and Health:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/the-invisible-pollutant-microplastics-in-our-air\/#:~:text=Did%20you%20know%20research%20has,polluting%20the%20air%20we%20breathe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Breathing Microplastic<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciel.org\/breathing-plastic-the-health-impacts-of-invisible-plastics-in-the-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Breathing Microplastic (more)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-019-45054-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Danish Study on Indoor microplastics<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/babies-vs-plastics-what-every-parent-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Babies and Microplastics<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6375537\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smallgrains.wsu.edu\/potential-impacts-of-microplastics-in-agricultural-soils-with-dr-yingxue-yu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-023-00982-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10072287\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Food<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6375537\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1031038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smallgrains.wsu.edu\/potential-impacts-of-microplastics-in-agricultural-soils-with-dr-yingxue-yu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-023-00982-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plasticsoupfoundation.org\/en\/2023\/09\/microplastics-appear-to-promote-dementia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dementia<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20709\" style=\"width:333px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-2-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Microplastics and Products:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20712\" style=\"width:344px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-3-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earth.com\/earthpedia-articles\/fleece-microfibers-plastic-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Polar Fleece<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/planetcare.org\/en-int\/pages\/washing-clothes-pollutes-oceans-with-microplastics#:~:text=Every%20year%2C%20over%20a%20million,microscopic%20plastic%20fibers%20into%20wastewater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Washing Machines<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/tire-dust-makes-up-the-majority-of-ocean-microplastics-study-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tires<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Microplastics in Animals and Environment:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pugetsoundkeeper.org\/volunteer\/microplastic-analysis\/#:~:text=The%20sites%20with%20the%20most,town%20of%20Potlatch%20(30)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Puget Sound<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/a-critical-arctic-organism-is-now-infested-with-microplastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Arctic<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8156821\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bees<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubonspokane.org\/plastics#:~:text=Birds%20who%20consume%20plastic%20often,fishing%20lines%2C%20or%20beverage%20holders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Birds<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20718\" style=\"width:336px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Earth-Day-Webpage-4-768x768.png 768w, 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