plastic chemicals classed as ‘of concern’
About 26% of known plastic chemicals are of concern. They last a long time in the environment, build up in living things, spread easily in water, or are toxic. More than 10,000 have no hazard data at all.
- Value
- >4,200
- 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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