chemicals used in plastics
PlastChem identified 16,325 chemicals in plastics; more than 4,200 are of concern and fewer than 6% are regulated internationally.
- Value
- >16,000
- Unit
- chemicals
- Data year
- 2024
- Trend
- Not applicable
- Source name
- PlastChem: State of the Science on Plastic Chemicals
- Source link
- doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10701706
- Confidence
- Evidence: High
- Verified on
- 22 September 2026
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