Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_pollution
Plastic pollution can afflict land, waterways and oceans. It is estimated that 1.1 to 8.8 million tonnes of plastic waste enters the ocean from coastal communities each year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_shopping_bag
Because plastic bags are so durable, this makes them a concern for the environment.Due to their durability, plastic bags can take centuries to decompose.[17] According to The Outline, it can take between 500 – 1,000 years for a plastic shopping bag to break down. The use lifespan of a bag is approximately 12 minutes of use.[18]
Google Scholar:
Science Direct-https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0043135417309272
38 mineral waters were analyzed for microplastics by means of μ-Raman spectroscopy. Microplastics were found in every type of water, almost 80% are sized between 5 and 20 μm. Statistically significant difference from blank value could only be proven towards returnable bottles. The found particles correlated with the materials the bottles/cartons were made of. This indicates that plastic packaging emit microparticles, ingested directly by consumers.
Public Health Management and policy- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/15d7/a3ed3e708e403c7838d474984c91eeab1ec5.pdf
Here drinking water bottles are often the most talked
about sources of toxicity to humans from plastics. Pthalates and Bisphenol A (BPA) are
the two most notorious toxin which leach from plastics into the contained food or water.
Moreover when these single use item are discarded improperly, they often end up in
water bodies where they continue to leach these harmful chemical for an very long time,
on account of being non biodegradable.
*YouTube, google searches, plastic companies’ statements, and social media could also be good ways of researching topics.
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