1 Mathematics, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Minnesota, USA.
2 Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA.
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World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(01), 1755–1763
Received on 07 September 2024; revised on 16 October 2024; accepted on 18 October 2024
Among the materials that are most prevalent in use universally. They exist as one of the most commonly used materials in our everyday world although serious health hazards are associated with plastic pollution, which may result in higher nationwide health care costs. Understanding how plastic pollution affects health and how lowering it might lower medical expenses and enhance public health outcomes is necessary to address these issues. However, there are several matters through use besides discarding, like refuse accumulations in natural environments and landfills, corporeal harm to wildlife from taking in or becoming caught in plastic, chemical leaking from plastic substances, and the likelihood of plastics spreading substances to people and nature. The worldwide implementation of the SDGs has further proven to be effective in curtailing plastic pollution and hopefully would be fully achievable by 2030.
Plastics; Plastic Pollution; Human Health; Healthcare; Public health
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Metz Cynthia Eugenie Konan. Public health implications of plastic pollution: Reducing national healthcare burden. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(1), 1755-1763. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.1.3181