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3 ημέρες πριν · Plastic pollution, harmful accumulation of synthetic plastic products in the environment. Plastics are persistent large-scale pollutants, and plastic debris (such as bottles, straws, containers, and plastic wrap) and particulates have been found in many environmental niches, from Mount Everest to the bottom of the sea.
25 Απρ 2023 · Another key source is synthetic fabrics. Every time clothing is washed, the pieces shed tiny plastic fibres called microfibres – a form of microplastics. Laundry alone causes around 500,000 tonnes of plastic microfibres to be released into the ocean every year –the equivalent of almost 3 billion polyester shirts.
1 Μαρ 2022 · History relates that in 1907, Belgian chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented the first known synthetic plastic: Bakelite. Two years after he was the first researcher to use the word “plastic” to describe all products created from macromolecules (resins, elastomers, artificial fibres, among others).
23 Σεπ 2024 · Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland created the first fully synthetic plastic in 1907. Production and development of thousands of new plastic products accelerated after World War II, so transforming...
On this page, you can find all of our data, visualizations, and writing on plastic pollution. You can also find a summary of this material in our slide deck. The first synthetic plastic – Bakelite – was produced in 1907, marking the beginning of the global plastics industry.
Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
2 Ιουλ 2021 · Potential impacts from poorly reversible plastic pollution include changes to carbon and nutrient cycles; habitat changes within soils, sediments, and aquatic ecosystems; co-occurring biological impacts on endangered or keystone species; ecotoxicity; and related societal impacts.
