The Global Plastic Toxicity Debt

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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTThe Global Plastic Toxicity DebtMatthias C. Rillig*Matthias C. RilligFreie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, 14195 Berlin, GermanyBerlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), 14195 Berlin, Germany*Email: [email protected]More by Matthias C. Rillighttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-7853, Shin Woong KimShin Woong KimFreie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, 14195 Berlin, GermanyBerlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), 14195 Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of KoreaMore by Shin Woong Kimhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-9444, Tae-Young KimTae-Young KimSchool of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of KoreaMore by Tae-Young Kimhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8846-3338, and Walter R. WaldmanWalter R. WaldmanScience and Technology Center for Sustainability, Federal University of São Carlos, Sorocaba, São Paulo 18052-780, BrazilMore by Walter R. Waldmanhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7280-2243Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 5, 2717–2719Publication Date (Web):February 17, 2021Publication History Received17 November 2020Published online17 February 2021Published inissue 2 March 2021https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c07781https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07781article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This publication is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. License Summary*You are free to share (copy and redistribute) this article in any medium or format within the parameters below:Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license.Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator.Non-Commercial (NC): Only non-commercial uses of the work are permitted. No Derivatives (ND): Derivative works may be created for non-commercial purposes, but sharing is prohibited. View full license*DisclaimerThis summary highlights only some of the key features and terms of the actual license. It is not a license and has no legal value. Carefully review the actual license before using these materials. This publication is Open Access under the license indicated. Learn MoreArticle Views10496Altmetric-Citations83LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (1 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Additives,Environmental pollution,Impurities,Plastics,Toxicity Get e-Alerts