The global threat from plastic pollution
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Summary
The rational response to the global threat posed by accumulating and poorly reversible plastic pollution is to rapidly reduce plastic emissions through reductions in consumption of virgin plastic materials, along with internationally coordinated strategies for waste management.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2021-07-01
- Cited by
- 2,271
- References
- 68
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Keywords
Plastic pollution, Pollution, Environmental science, Environmental remediation, Ecosystem
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