食品系统中的塑料物质
Joe Yates1, Megan Deeney1, Jane Muncke2
1Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK.
概括
农业和食品系统对塑料污染做出了重大贡献,并且很容易受到其影响. 解决这一问题需要综合监测和政策,如全球塑料条约,以实现可持续的食品未来.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 食品系统分析 食品系统分析
- 政策研究 政策研究
背景情况:
- 农业和食品系统是全球塑料污染的重要贡献者.
- 这些系统也极易受到塑料污染在其整个生命周期中的多方面的影响.
- 食品系统中塑料污染的普遍问题在全球政策和科学监测工作中表现不足.
研究的目的:
- 突出联合国领导的全球塑料条约为解决整个生命周期的塑料污染提供了关键机会.
- 建议有抱负的指标,以加强对食品系统中的塑料的监测.
- 倡导跨学科的研究和跨部门的合作,以管理塑料污染对食品系统的影响.
主要方法:
- 为监测食品系统塑料的发展,制定目标指标,分为四个主要领域:塑料聚合物和化学品,土地利用,贸易和废物,环境和人类健康.
- 审查当前关于食品系统中塑料污染的科学话语和政策议程.
- 呼吁跨学科的研究合作.
主要成果:
- 确定监测食品系统塑料的四个关键领域:聚合物/化学品,土地利用,贸易/废物和健康.
- 强调全球塑料条约作为解决食品系统塑料污染问题的关键平台.
- 承认需要统一的证据基础来跟踪塑料和化学品.
结论:
- 全球塑料条约为将塑料污染管理纳入可持续和有弹性的食品系统提供了一个重要机会.
- 建立跨特定领域的全面监测指标对于有效的政策和研究至关重要.
- 需要采取紧急,协作,跨学科和跨部门的行动,以减轻塑料污染对生物多样性,气候,粮食安全和人类健康的系统风险.
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