New database highlights gaps in plastic monitoring efforts
By 
Julia Robinson2024-11-04T14:35:00
Certain types of plastic products are rarely studied in detail, while many monitoring campaigns focus on a small number of well-known hazardous chemicals
A new database details the presence and relative concentrations of over 3500 chemicals found in samples of plastic. The researchers who complied the database warn that despite efforts to monitor these substances, several important categories of plastic products are rarely studied in detail.