Пластик и здоровье: скрытые издержки планеты из пластика
Summary
The document outlines the health risks associated with every stage of the plastic life cycle, from extraction to waste management. It highlights that 99% of plastic is derived from fossil fuels and that the process releases numerous toxins, including carcinogens and endocrine disruptors. The report emphasizes that microplastics and chemical additives enter the human body through inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact, leading to severe health issues such as cancer, diabetes, and neurological disorders. It concludes that current narrow approaches to plastic pollution are inadequate and calls for a precautionary approach focused on reducing overall plastic production and increasing transparency regarding chemical compositions.
Key insights
- Plastic impacts human health globally across its entire life cycle, from raw material extraction and refining to consumer use and waste disposal, rather than just at specific points of use or disposal.
- The extraction of fossil fuels for plastic production, particularly through hydraulic fracturing (fracking), releases over 170 chemicals that can cause cancer, neurological disorders, and reproductive system diseases.
- Plastic waste management technologies, including incineration, gasification, and pyrolysis, emit toxic metals like lead and mercury, as well as dioxins and furans, which can travel long distances and accumulate in human tissues via the food chain.
- Microplastics and toxic additives enter the human body through inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact, potentially causing inflammation, genotoxicity, oxidative stress, and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). Пластик и здоровье: скрытые издержки планеты из пластика. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Plastic-Health-Russian.pdf
- Chicago
- Center for International Environmental Law. Пластик и здоровье: скрытые издержки планеты из пластика. n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Plastic-Health-Russian.pdf.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Пластик и здоровье: скрытые издержки планеты из пластика |url=https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Plastic-Health-Russian.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawnd, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Пластик и здоровье: скрытые издержки планеты из пластика}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Plastic-Health-Russian.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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