The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics

2025/08/03 by Philip J. Landrigan, Philip J Landrigan, Sarah Dunlop +30 · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Medicine · #Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals #Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management #Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

paper · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01447-3

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• #plastic #pollution #toxicity #health Original article, PrePrint (paywalled, login to your local university library to read) Landrigan et al. 3 August 2025, Lancet The Lancet Countdown on health a [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]