Plastics treaty text must center ecosystems.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Wysocki, Ina Tessnow-von; Mengjiao Wang; Morales-Caselles, Carmen; Woodall, Lucy C.; Syberg, Kristian; Almroth, Bethanie Carney; Fernandez, Marina; Monclús, Laura; Wilson, Scott P.; Warren, Matt; Knoblauch, Doris; Helm, Rebecca R.
- Source
- Science. 11/3/2023, Vol. 382 Issue 6670, p525-526. 2p.
- Subject
- *PLASTICS
*MARINE pollution
*ECOSYSTEMS
*FOSSIL fuel subsidies
*EMERGING contaminants
*MARINE biodiversity
*PLASTIC marine debris
- Language
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
The article offers information on the ubiquity of plastics pollution and its effects on ecosystems throughout the plastics life cycle. Topics include the environmental impact of plastic manufacturing; the entanglement and choking of wildlife; and the concentration of pollutants in plastic industry.