This article analyzes the importance of plastics that have shaped lifestyle contemporary society and highlights impacts produced by its wide availability across planet. Starting from a brief historical overview rise their insertion in different social economic activities over last century, we address growing awareness deleterious mass proliferation plastic pollution. In particular, emphasize in...

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