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T1 Plastics Impacts on Human Health in the Pacific Region
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Farrelly, Trisia
A2 Fuller, Sascha
A2 Va'a, Nadya
K1 plastic waste
K1 health
K1 Asia and the Pacific
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37411
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37411
NO Once produced, plastics never disappear. They are released into the environment, where they break up into tiny (micro and nano-sized) fragments. They leach toxic chemicals and gases at every stage of their life cycle and they attract and transfer additional toxic chemicals, pathogens, and invasive species. Toxic plastics-related chemicals and nano- and microplastics contaminate soil, food, marine and freshwater sources, air, and the bodies of animals and humans.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026