A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets.

ABSTRACT: Plastics are produced with a staggering array of chemical compounds, with many being known to possess hazardous properties, and others lacking comprehensive hazard data. Furthermore, non-intentionally added substances can contaminate plastics at various stages of their lifecycle, resulting in recycled materials containing an unknown number of chemical compounds at unknown concentrations. While some national and regional regulations exist for permissible concentrations of hazardous chemicals in specific plastic products, less than 1 % of plastics chemicals are subject to international regulation [1]. There are currently no policies mandating transparent reporting of chemicals throughout the plastics value chain or comprehensive monitoring of chemicals in recycled materials. The dataset pres

SUBMITTER: Carmona E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641591 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature