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Plastic leakage to the environment - projections
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This dataset presents baseline and policy scenario projections for global plastic leakage to the environment from 2019 to 2060, covering microplastics, macroplastics, and total leakage. It is a data resource rather than an original research study.
This dataset presents baseline and policy scenario projections for plastic leakage to the environment, at the global level for the 2019-2060 period. The dataset provides projections for microplastics, macroplastics and the total leakage.
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