Abstract:The explosive growth of plastic consumption contaminates the natural environment seriously and microplastic debris with toxic additives threatens marine organisms and human health. Along with large amounts of plastic use, improper management of plastic wastes and pose bigger pressure to ecological environment. More than 90% of plastic discards are landfilled and combusted which could cause secondary contamination, while small parts are recycled which is time-consuming and costly. To date, scientists already ha… Show more
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