Scientists are concerned that the UN negotiations on plastic pollution will overlook the diversity and complexity of chemicals present in plastics. Image: Unsplash
Scientists are concerned that the UN negotiations on plastic pollution will overlook the diversity and complexity of chemicals present in plastics. Image: Unsplash - Next week the UN intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) on plastic pollution will meet in Uruguay to develop an international legally binding instrument against plastic pollution. There is concern among scientists that the negotiations will overlook the diversity and complexity of chemicals present in plastics. This would severely undermine the treaty's effectiveness, according to a new study published in the recent issue of the scientific journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Plastics are complex materials. A recent study has identified more than 10,000 chemical substances that may have been used in plastic production, resulting in plastics that may contain a wide range of chemical substances. Even though many of these chemicals may serve the same function, a general lack of coordination among manufacturers has resulted in plastics from different manufacturers often having different chemical compositions for the same applications.
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