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Science assessment of plastic pollution.En14-424/2020E-PDF

"The purpose of this report is to summarize the current state of the science regarding the potential impacts of plastic pollution on the environment and human health, as well as to guide future research and inform decision-making on plastic pollution in Canada. It provides a review of the available information on plastic pollution, including its sources, occurrence, and fate, as well as on the potential effects of plastic pollution on the environment and human health. This report is not intended to quantify the risks of plastic pollution on the environment or human health, but rather to survey the existing state of science in order to guide future scientific and regulatory activities"--Executive Summary, page 8.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body.
  • Canada. Health Canada, issuing body.
TitleScience assessment of plastic pollution.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "October 2020."
  • Cover title.
  • Issued also in HTML format.
  • Issued also in French under title: Évaluation scientifique de la pollution plastique.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-126).
Publishing information
  • [Gatineau, Quebec] : Environment and Climate Change Canada : Health Canada, 2020.
  • ©2020
Description1 online resource (195 pages) : graph, illustration, photographs
ISBN9780660358970
Catalogue number
  • En14-424/2020E-PDF
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