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Vers la plastification de l’environnement ?
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Researchers reviewed the global plastic waste crisis in the context of microplastic contamination, documenting that microplastics are now ubiquitous across all environmental compartments — atmosphere, water, and soil — present at all trophic levels including in human organisms, and noting that despite confirmed toxicity, plastic production continues to grow strongly.
Les déchets plastiques constituent un problème global de grande ampleur. Sous la forme de microplastiques, ils sont omniprésents dans tous les compartiments de l’environnement : l’atmosphère, l’eau et le sol. On les retrouve à tous les niveaux des chaînes trophiques, y compris dans les organismes humains. Bien que leur toxicité soit avérée, leur production continue de croître fortement.
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