latest study as well. first of august thank you forjoining us. itjust seems like it is all pervasive, this problem, and i don t want to be a total dermot monger but the scale, as we have seen in your report, suggested is going to get an awful lot worst. that meant worse doom monger. unfortunately that is true. we find plastics from the arctic to the antarctic, the mariana trench, the deepest part of the oceans in the world. we find pollution everywhere, including in all of us. pollution everywhere, including in all of ve pollution everywhere, including in all of va in all of us. the pro ection in this report h in all of us. the pro ection in this report says in all of us. the projection in this report says this - in all of us. the projection in this report says this could i this report says this could increase 50 fold. how do you arrive at a like that?- arrive at a like that? those other preject arrive at a like that? those other project to arrive at a like that? those other
these pollutants are bringing irreversible changes to the planet, pushing species including our own beyond a safe operating space as they call it. and this comes as a study, here in the uk, found toxic forever chemicals used in non stick saucepans and food packaging have been found in otters across england and wales. the substances, called pfas, are also used in waterproof clothing, stain resistant products and fire retardants. the chemicals are linked to pregnancy complications, liver disease, cancer and other illnesses. scientists from cardiff university say concentrations of these compounds in otters are a guide to levels of pollution in the environment. well, let s bring in environmental chemist, professor miriam diamond from the university of toronto, where she joins us from. you are responsible for this
president biden says he would consider imposing sanctions on president putin directly if russia invades ukraine. every week at this time we take a look at climate change bringing you stories with big implications for our planet s future. this week, we focus on pollution from plastics and other chemicals, and a key report showing that levels far exceed what the earth can safely support. we are producing 50 times more chemicals than we were in 1950 according to a report published by the american chemical society. that figure is projected to triple again by 2050. any of the 350,000 chemicals now produced, including the likes of plastics, pesticides, industrial chemicals, pharmaceutical product, do find their way into the natural environment. their way into the natural environment. scientists warn these pollutants environment. scientists warn these pollutants are - environment. scientists warn these pollutants are bringing|
what the world can cope with in terms of pollution. terms of pollution. and here is the rub. we re terms of pollution. and here is the rub. we re talking - terms of pollution. and here is the rub. we re talking about i the rub. we re talking about products which are the dead rock, frankly, of our civilisation now, of our modern world, so how do you turn this around? how do you get these out of the system when it involves pharmaceuticals. medicines that essentially help to cure us and look after us. it involves the products that we have become useful used to for a cleaner, more hygienic living. how do you deal with all of that? all of that? well, they are a number of all of that? well, they are a number of interesting - number of interesting assumptions you just made. a cleaner more hygienic world? that is related to allergies and asthma because we live in two cleaner world. asthma and allergies are part of a new dysfunction. of these chemicals we are born with can impair our i