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Introduction: Microplastics—a Growing Threat to Humans and the Environment
Summary
Researchers introduce the growing problem of microplastic pollution as an environmental threat comparable to CO2 emissions and nuclear waste, framing the entry of plastics into natural systems as an urgent and escalating challenge that demands coordinated scientific and policy responses.
The topic of “environmental pollution by humans”, whether through CO2 emissions or radioactive nuclear waste, and how to counteract it, is gaining more and more importance. In this context, the entry of plastics into the environment plays a very special...