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Microplastics pollution: Economic loss and actions needed
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This study highlights the economic costs associated with microplastic pollution and its threats to both environmental and human health. The researchers argue that governments should implement policies aligned with global resolutions to end plastic pollution, emphasizing the need for coordinated action to address the growing economic and ecological burden of microplastic contamination.
•Microplastic pollution threats environmental and human health.•The resolution of End Plastic Pollution promotes the global strategy against plastic pollution.•The governments should launch relevant policies to implement this resolution.
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