{"id":18671,"date":"2024-03-01T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T22:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18671"},"modified":"2024-03-05T17:46:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T22:46:29","slug":"senator-merkley-on-the-danger-of-nanoplastics-and-microplastics-in-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senator-merkley-on-the-danger-of-nanoplastics-and-microplastics-in-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Merkley on the Danger of Nanoplastics and Microplastics in Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Senator Merkley on the Danger of Nanoplastics and Microplastics in Water \u2013 Opening Statement\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7H9yGNJyUyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight and Senator Alex Padilla, Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, led a joint hearing titled \u201cUnderstanding the Presence of Microplastics in Water\u201d on February 27, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Testigos incluidos: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Susanne M. 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