Programas de Física y Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University, The Seymour K. & Esther R. Padnos Hall of Science 213A, Allendale, MI, USA.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Dec;185(Pt B):114358. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114358. Epub 2022 Nov 16.
Plastics, "yesterday's hero... today's villain" or "the contemporary symbol of modernity," were invented in the early 20th century by Leo Hendrik Baekeland from macromolecules (resins, elastomers, and artificial fibres) of formaldehyde and phenol. This synthetic organic polymer took hold of daily human life and transformed the modern world with an ever-widening range of applications. Plastics are the third most-widely manufactured material in the world after cement and steel, and they have become widespread in our society with excessive production and consumption to meet demand. Plastics use is so dominant that they are inappropriately considered essential in the world consumers marketplace. Plastics are a clear indicator of the Anthropocene and can be considered the marker of the upper subdivision of this stage: the Plasticene.
塑料，“昔日的英雄……今日的恶棍”或“现代性的当代象征”，由 Leo Hendrik Baekeland 于 20 世纪初从甲醛和苯酚的大分子（树脂、弹性体和人造纤维）中发明。这种合成有机聚合物占据了人们日常生活，并以不断扩大的应用范围改变了现代世界。塑料是继水泥和钢铁之后世界上第三大广泛制造的材料，它们的过度生产和消费满足了需求，在我们的社会中广泛存在。塑料的使用如此普遍，以至于在全球消费者市场中被认为是必不可少的。塑料是人类世的明显标志，可以被认为是这个阶段的上一个细分阶段的标志：塑代纪。
