Confronting plastic pollution to protect environmental and public health.
PLoS Biol
; 19(3): e3001131, 2021 03.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33784292
ABSTRACT
A new collection of evidence-based commentaries explores critical challenges facing scientists and policymakers working to address the potential environmental and health harms of microplastics. The commentaries reveal a pressing need to develop robust methods to detect, evaluate, and mitigate the impacts of this emerging contaminant, most recently found in human placentas.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plastics
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Environmental Monitoring
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Environmental Pollution
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
PLoS Biol
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States