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dc.contributor.authorKoelmans, Albert A
dc.contributor.authorBesseling, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorFoekema, Edwin
dc.contributor.authorKooi, Merel
dc.contributor.authorMintenig, Svenja
dc.contributor.authorOssendorp, Bernadette C
dc.contributor.authorRedondo-Hasselerharm, Paula E
dc.contributor.authorVerschoor, Anja
dc.contributor.authorvan Wezel, Annemarie P
dc.contributor.authorScheffer, Marten
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-08T13:00:01Z
dc.date.available2018-03-08T13:00:01Z
dc.date.issued2017-10-17
dc.identifier.citationRisks of Plastic Debris: Unravelling Fact, Opinion, Perception, and Belief. 2017, 51 (20):11513-11519 Environ. Sci. Technol.en
dc.identifier.issn1520-5851
dc.identifier.pmid28971682
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/acs.est.7b02219
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10029/621576
dc.description.abstractResearcher and media alarms have caused plastic debris to be perceived as a major threat to humans and animals. However, although the waste of plastic in the environment is clearly undesirable for aesthetic and economic reasons, the actual environmental risks of different plastics and their associated chemicals remain largely unknown. Here we show how a systematic assessment of adverse outcome pathways based on ecologically relevant metrics for exposure and effect can bring risk assessment within reach. Results of such an assessment will help to respond to the current public worry in a balanced way and allow policy makers to take measures for scientifically sound reasons.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Environmental science & technologyen
dc.titleRisks of Plastic Debris: Unravelling Fact, Opinion, Perception, and Belief.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.journalEnviron Sci Technol 2017; 51)20):11513-9en
refterms.dateFOA2018-12-18T14:09:21Z
html.description.abstractResearcher and media alarms have caused plastic debris to be perceived as a major threat to humans and animals. However, although the waste of plastic in the environment is clearly undesirable for aesthetic and economic reasons, the actual environmental risks of different plastics and their associated chemicals remain largely unknown. Here we show how a systematic assessment of adverse outcome pathways based on ecologically relevant metrics for exposure and effect can bring risk assessment within reach. Results of such an assessment will help to respond to the current public worry in a balanced way and allow policy makers to take measures for scientifically sound reasons.


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