Early warning signs applied to plastic

Freja Lund Paulsen; Maria Bille Nielsen; Yvonne Shashoua; Kristian  Syberg; Steffen Foss  Hansen

doi:10.1038/s41578-021-00317-9

Early warning signs applied to plastic

Freja Lund Paulsen, Maria Bille Nielsen, Yvonne Shashoua, Kristian Syberg, Steffen Foss Hansen

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Abstract

The European Environmental Agency (EEA) has formulated five early warning signs to be considered by regulators when it comes to materials and substances. These warning signs reflect many concerns raised about plastics and are thus worth considering during the design and regulation of new and established polymeric materials

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Reviews Materials
Volume	2021
Number of pages	3
ISSN	2058-8437
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-021-00317-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2021

Keywords

plastics
environment
degradation
risks

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