US EditionExperts Call for Stricter Rules on Plastic to Protect Human Health
GLOBAL, AUG 4 – The Lancet Countdown tracks plastic pollution health risks including chemical exposures and microplastics, highlighting that 57% of unmanaged plastic waste is openly burned in low- and middle-income countries.
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New report calls plastics a “grave” danger to health as nations negotiate treaty
Plastics are a “grave” danger to humans and the planet, responsible for an estimated $1.5 trillion annually in health-related costs, and nations need to center human health as they finalize the global plastics treaty, scientists said in a new report released Monday. The report, The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics, warns that increased plastic production is behind this massive economic loss and “global plastic output is on track to nearl…
Experts call for stricter rules on plastic to protect human health
With the latest round of negotiations to finalize a United Nations global plastics treaty set to begin, a group of international researchers, writing in the most recent edition of The Lancet, have called for greater vigilance and regulation to curb the health impacts of plastic pollution and have announced a new project to track these impacts.
Several academic institutions are launching an initiative with the magazine "The Lancet" to monitor the health effects of plastic pollution every year.
If there is a material that defines our time, that is the plastic: it is everywhere and everywhere. They have been the protagonists of great medical and technological advances, but they are also leaving a perpetual — and dangerous — imprint on the health of humanity. An international scientific review, published this Sunday in The Lancet magazine, has compiled all the damage — known — that causes exposure to plastics and has issued an important …
Plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to health, experts warn
Ahead of the expected finalization of a UN global plastics treaty, a group of international experts calls for a greater focus on health impacts when considering plastic pollution. The Health Policy published in The Lancet reviews the current evidence on how plastics—including microplastics and plastic chemicals—impact health and announces the launch of a new project tracking these impacts: the Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics.
Plastic pollution is underrecognised threat to health: The Lancet - The Rahnuma Daily
Plastic pollution is underrecognised threat to health: The Lancet New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Ahead of the UN treaty on plastics, a new report in The Lancet journal on Monday has warned that plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to the health of both humans and the planet, which must be addressed immediately. The report, led by a group of international experts, reviews the current evidence on how plastics — including microplastics and plast…
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