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Plastic Pollution and Health Impacts

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Shyamala Mani

Summary

Researchers reviewed the global scale of plastic production and its health consequences, contextualizing India's contribution of approximately 25 million tonnes annually within a worldwide total of 390.7 million tonnes and examining associated public health risks from microplastic exposure across environmental pathways.

The global plastic production is estimated to be 390.7 million tonnes per year and that of India is 25 million tonnes a year, about 6% of the global plastic consumption (Rafey, A., & Siddiqui, F. Z. (2023). International Journal of Environmental Analytical...

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