| dc.contributor | Law Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Farrelly, Trisia | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Fuller, Sascha | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Va'a, Nadya | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Asia and the Pacific | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-15T14:12:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-15T14:12:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/37411 | |
| dc.description | 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. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | PLASTIC POLLUTION | en_US |
| dc.subject | HEALTH | en_US |
| dc.subject | ASIA AND THE PACIFIC | en_US |
| dc.title | Plastics Impacts on Human Health in the Pacific Region | en_US |
| dc.type | Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en_US |
