| Titre : | Pregnancy and plastic – the hidden threat to human health (2020) |
| Auteurs : | Michelle Anderson |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Midwifery Digest (Midirs) (Vol. 30, n° 3, September 2020) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 335-337 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Grossesse ; Plastique ; Santé ; Santé publique |
| Résumé : |
Plastic use has increased exponentially over the last 70 years. A material used because it is both inexpensive and convenient has created environmental and potential health hazards which will be anything but cheap and easy to fix.
Since the 1950s large-scale manufacturing has produced some 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic (Waring et al 2018). Plastic production increased from 2.3 million tonnes (Mt) in the 1950s to 448 Mt globally by 2015 (Parker 2019). Plastics are generally man-made and consist of polyehtylene (bin bags,film in low-density form, shopping bags, coffee cups in high-density form); polyethylene terephthalate (PET)(ottles, food trays); polypropylene (tubs, straws); polyvinyl chloride (PVC) (pipes, doors, window frames) and polystyrene (PS) (food pots and toys). Although plastic may have revolutionised modern-day convenience the impact of a non-biodegradable material is severely impacting our ecosystem (Waring et al 2018) and potentially our health. |
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| Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| Midwifery Digest (Midirs). Vol. 30, n° 3 (September 2020) | Périodique papier | Woluwe | Espace revues | Consultation sur place uniquement Exclu du prêt |
