Microplastics

Recycling

Landfills CHPT 11

MSW

Human health risks

Digestive

Respiratory

DNA Damage

Chronic or acute?

Risk assessment/
Analysis

Risk characterization

Env. Climate?

Env. Risks

Plastic lasts for
Thousands of years

Ingested by
Wildlife

Improper waste
Removal

Industrialization

USA, CH, IN

Risk Managements

Education
Regulations