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Introduction
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This introduction to a book or report notes that plastic pollution — including microplastic detection in food and water — has moved into everyday public awareness, alongside climate change. It sets up a broader discussion of the scope and impacts of plastic contamination. It is an introductory chapter rather than a research paper.
Today, plastic pollution, like climate change, is part of everyday conversation. Plastic pollution and its associated harms dominate the news, scientific research, and environmental activism. Plastic-induced deaths of whales, seabirds, and turtles are reported regularly, and microplastics have been detected in drinking water and food.
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