对于健康和塑料的倒计时
Philip J Landrigan1, Sarah Dunlop2, Marina Treskova3
1Global Observatory on Planetary Health, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA; Biomedical Department, Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco.
Lancet (London, England)
|August 6, 2025
概括
塑料生产和污染对健康和经济构成严重威胁,不成比例地影响弱势群体. 一个新的全球监测系统将跟踪减少塑料暴露和损害的进展.
科学领域:
- 环境健康
- 公共卫生
- 毒理学
背景情况:
- 塑料产量从1950年的2万增至2022年的475万, 预计到2060年达到1200万.
- 超过8000万的塑料垃圾污染了地球,只有不到10%的垃圾被回收利用,
- 塑料相关的疾病和死亡影响所有年龄段,每年造成超过1.5万亿美元的健康经济损失,不成比例地影响低收入人群.
研究的目的:
- 解决日益严重的全球塑料污染危机及其对人类和地球健康的深远影响.
- 建立一个全面的,具有法律约束力的国际协议 - - 全球塑料条约,涵盖塑料的全部生命周期.
- 推出一个独立的,以指标为基础的全球监测系统,即"柳叶刀"关于健康和塑料的倒计时,以追踪进展.
主要方法:
- 开发一套具有地理和时间代表性的指标.
- 建立一个独立的,基于指标的全球监测系统.
- 定期报告减少塑料暴露和减轻危害的进展情况.
主要成果:
- 塑料生产和污染持续增加,对健康和经济造成重大风险.
- 目前的回收率仍然非常低,表明塑料垃圾的减少不足.
- 全球塑料条约和"柳叶刀倒计时"倡议是解决这一危机的关键步骤.
结论:
- 越来越严重的塑料危机需要立即采取基于证据的全球协调行动.
- 有效的法律和政策,有足够的资金和实施,对于减轻塑料危害至关重要.
- 通过"兰塞特倒计时"等系统进行持续监测对于追踪塑料污染的进展和确保问责至关重要.
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