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The health risks of new pollutants need to be highly valued and effectively prevented
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Even as our skies, water, and land look cleaner, scientists warn that invisible "new pollutants", including microplastics, antibiotics, and hormone-disrupting chemicals, are quietly building up in our environment and everyday products. This review pulls together existing research showing these pollutants are becoming a serious hidden threat to human health and long-term sustainability, even though we can't see or easily detect them. The takeaway: looking clean isn't the same as being safe, and these under-the-radar contaminants deserve much more attention and stronger prevention efforts.
空气质量显著提升, 呈现蓝天、白云、绿 水、青山/净土的美好景象.然而, 随着环境改善、经济发展、科技进步, 隐藏在蓝天、白云、碧 水、净土背后的新污染物却越来越多("看不见的污染物"), 逐渐成为制约 全球与我国可持续发展的重要因素.新污染物主要包括持久性有机污染 物、内分泌干扰物、抗生素、微塑料等, 其生产与使用与人类生活息息相 关, 广泛分布于水/土/气等环境介质、植物/
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