Study: Plastic emissions could double health damage

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...
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Health threat of global plastics projected to soar

Despite recycling efforts, most plastic still ends up in landfills, where it takes centuries to decompose and leaches ...
Yahoo

Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks on a global treaty draw to a close

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. A ...
The Republic

Limit on plastic production still under debate as treaty talks come to a close

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiations on a plastic pollution accord are drawing to a close Sunday, as nations continue debating whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. A ...
AOL

As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains

Finding microplastics in human body parts is not new: Scientists have uncovered the minuscule waste products in human blood, lungs, brains, hearts and testicles. But a new study, published Monday in ...
Inc

A Treaty Cutting Plastic Production Could Arrive This Month

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time ...
AZOM

Advancing Reaction Chemistry for Efficient High-Density Polyethylene Production

Polyolefins, specifically polypropylene and polyethylene, are high-performance plastics obtained from propylene and ethylene. These materials are crucial in many different sectors because of their ...