Pollution due to Plastic Waste in Vietnam
| Main Authors: | Nguyen Minh Quyen, Phan Thi Thuy Hoa, Van Huong Dong |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3483934 |
Daftar Isi:
- WWF outlines four areas that are adversely affected by plastic waste: human health, the environment and marine life, climate change and air pollution, and ultimately quality of life and economy. According to WWF, 270 species are directly affected by ocean plastic waste, of which, more than 240 species have plastic in the digestive system. Scientists once discovered a whale with 30 plastic bags in its gut. Images of marine creatures playing in the sea of plastic trash, holding plastic trash or getting caught in plastic garbage have become familiar. Plastic waste also affects human health through eating and drinking. A lot of research has been done on the toxicity of plastic to human health. 4% of plastic resins are additives that help plasticize, increase durability, transparency or other properties of plastic. Plastic itself has the ability to adsorb pollutants to become pollutants. Both plastic additives and pollutants can combine with organic or inorganic substances to become persistent organic / inorganic substances. According to scientists, the spread of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) through the food chain has been extensively studied in recent years. Many substances seriously affect human health such as phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA). Biphenol A (BPA) causes impaired male reproductive function, genetic modification in babies and carcinogenicity to those who are exposed regularly. Phthalates cause hormonal disorders and affect fertility.