Plastics pollution led to $250 billion in disease over one year
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Source: https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4401535-plastics-pollution-disease/
Author: Saul Elbein
Chemicals leaching from plastics are leaving Americans notably sicker and poorer, according to a new study. In 2018 alone, the hormone-disrupting effects of plastics in the nation’s food and water led to a quarter of a trillion dollars in additional health care costs, according to findings published on Thursday in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.