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dc.contributor.authorBrander, Susanne M.
dc.contributor.authorSenathirajah, Kala
dc.contributor.authorFernandez, Marina
dc.contributor.authorWeis, Judith S.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Eva
dc.contributor.authorJahnke, Annika
dc.contributor.authorHartmann, Nanna B.
dc.contributor.authorAlava, Juan José
dc.contributor.authorFarrelly, Trisia
dc.contributor.authorAlmroth, Bethanie Carney
dc.contributor.authorGroh, Ksenia J.
dc.contributor.authorSyberg, Kristian
dc.contributor.authorBuerkert, Johanna Sophie
dc.contributor.authorAbeynayaka, Amila
dc.contributor.authorBooth, Andy
dc.contributor.authorCousin, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorHerzke, Dorte
dc.contributor.authorMonclús, Laura
dc.contributor.authorMorales-Caselles, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorBonisoli-Alquati, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorAl-jaibachi, Rana
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-23T11:11:51Z
dc.date.available2024-08-23T11:11:51Z
dc.date.created2024-08-06T11:32:43Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3147851
dc.description.abstractThe ubiquitous and global ecological footprint arising from the rapidly increasing rates of plastic production, use, and release into the environment is an important modern environmental issue. Of increasing concern are the risks associated with at least 16,000 chemicals present in plastics, some of which are known to be toxic, and which may leach out both during use and once exposed to environmental conditions, leading to environmental and human exposure. In response, the United Nations member states agreed to establish an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, the global plastics treaty. The resolution acknowledges that the treaty should prevent plastic pollution and its related impacts, that effective prevention requires consideration of the transboundary nature of plastic production, use and pollution, and that the full life cycle of plastics must be addressed. As a group of scientific experts and members of the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty, we concur that there are six essential “pillars” necessary to truly reduce plastic pollution and allow for chemical detoxification across the full life cycle of plastics. These include a plastic chemical reduction and simplification, safe and sustainable design of plastic chemicals, incentives for change, holistic approaches for alternatives, just transition and equitable interventions, and centering human rights. There is a critical need for scientifically informed and globally harmonized information, transparency, and traceability criteria to protect the environment and public health. The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment must be upheld, and thus it is crucial that scientists, industry, and policy makers work in concert to create a future free from hazardous plastic contamination.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe time for ambitious action is now: Science-based recommendations for plastic chemicals to inform an effective global plastic treatyen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleThe time for ambitious action is now: Science-based recommendations for plastic chemicals to inform an effective global plastic treatyen_US
dc.title.alternativeThe time for ambitious action is now: Science-based recommendations for plastic chemicals to inform an effective global plastic treatyen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.volume949en_US
dc.source.journalScience of the Total Environmenten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174881
dc.identifier.cristin2284637
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 322191en_US
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 295174en_US
dc.relation.projectEU – Horisont Europa (EC/HEU): 101060213en_US
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 301157en_US
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