Plastic pollution: When do we know enough?
Plastic pollution: When do we know enough?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126885
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发表时间：
2021-08-19
影响因子：
13.6
通讯作者：
Horton, Alice A.
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作者：
Horton, Alice A.
塑料污染是当今最大的环境挑战之一。解决塑料污染问题的研究正在增长，改善了我们对风险的预测，并为制定长期解决方案和缓解措施提供了信息。尽管如此，已经有足够的证据表明，必须立即采取广泛的行动来减少塑料释放到环境中，从而限制未来的危害。鉴于解决塑料污染需要跨部门和多利益攸关方的方法，必须解决有关知识状况、塑料作为环境压力源的相对重要性以及减少或减轻塑料对环境危害的措施方面的对立意见和误解。这篇观点文章列出了一些关键的考虑因素和建议，以推动研究和行动。
Plastic pollution is one of today's great environmental challenges. Research addressing the issue of plastic pollution is growing, improving our predictions of risk, and informing the development of long-term solutions and mitigations. Nonetheless, sufficient evidence already exists to show that immediate and widespread action must be taken to reduce plastic release to the environment, and thus limit future harm. Given the cross-sector and multi-stakeholder approach that will be required to address plastic pollution, it is essential that contrasting opinions and misconceptions are tackled with respect to the status of knowledge, relative importance of plastics as an environmental stressor, and measures to reduce or mitigate harm from plastics in the environment. This perspective article lays out some key considerations and recommendations for moving forward with respect to both research and action.