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