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Microplastics (MPs), along with the chemicals they release, are pervasive and persistent contaminants in ecosystems worldwide. Increasingly, MPs are also being detected throughout the human body.Scien...

Hvor farlig er egentlig mikroplast og kjemikalier fra plasten vi omgir oss med? Vi spurte forskerne hva de selv har sluttet helt med.

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

Because of their specific knowledge, scientists are well positioned to identify environmental threats to humankind, sound the alarm, and propose and comment, at...

Microplastics (MPs), along with the chemicals they release, are pervasive and persistent contaminants in ecosystems worldwide. Increasingly, MPs are also being detected throughout the human body.Scien...

Negotiators again failed to finalize the text for a global plastics treaty in Geneva in August 2025. The talks exposed two harsh truths. Consensus on the treaty text, where no state formally objects, ...

The global context has shifted dramatically since publication of the first EAT–Lancet Commission in 2019, with increased geopolitical instability, soaring food prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacer...

In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into plastic chemicals and their impacts on human and environmental health. You’ll learn why it’s not such a great idea to put plastic containers into your di

The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…

The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…

Marine plastic pollution is a growing problem threatening ocean ecosystems. Now research explores how these plastics may be impacting the ocean’s ability to offset anthropogenic carbon emissions.

In an interview with e360, Saabira Chaudhuri, author of a new book on the history of the plastics industry, discusses how petrochemical companies worldwide have molded consumers to embrace convenience...

South Australian law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September will ban polyethylene containers known as shoyu-tai in Japan

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Plastic pollution seems to be a pretty new issue, right? In the past few years, the topic has been all over the media. But if you explore the history of science, it turns out that the problem really i

Die Vereinten Nationen verhandeln in Genf zum sechsten Mal über das Plastikproblem. Mächtige Teilnehmer versuchen, ein Abkommen zu blockieren.

Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health. Plastics cause disease and death from infancy to old age and are responsible for health-related economic losse...

Plastics are composed of complex chemical mixtures, resulting in many chemicals being released during plastic’s life cycle, alongside a range of actual or potential impacts on human health and the env...

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Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet

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Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty - Volume 3

This policy brief is one within a series focused on examining the wording within articles of the Chair’s draft text (version published on December 1, 2024) for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Commit...

An inventory of 16,325 known plastic chemicals, including >4,200 hazardous compounds, supports the development of safer plastics.

The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty

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A new study finds that outlawing or taxing plastic bags reduces beach litter.

Punta del Este, Uruguay, 20 June 2025 – Against a challenging geopolitical backdrop and in a major move to protect people and planet, countries today came together to agree a new global science-policy...