Public Library of Science, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Bennington College; Beyond Plastics, Bennington, Vermont, United States of America.
PLoS Biol. 2021 Mar 30;19(3):e3001131. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001131. eCollection 2021 Mar.
A new collection of evidence-based commentaries explores critical challenges facing scientists and policymakers working to address the potential environmental and health harms of microplastics. The commentaries reveal a pressing need to develop robust methods to detect, evaluate, and mitigate the impacts of this emerging contaminant, most recently found in human placentas.
新出版的一系列循证评论文章探讨了科学家和政策制定者在努力解决微塑料对环境和健康潜在危害方面面临的关键挑战。这些评论文章揭示了迫切需要开发强大的方法来检测、评估和减轻这种新兴污染物的影响,最近在人类胎盘中也发现了这种污染物。