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Plastic pollution References ENVIRONMENTAL  Plastic Pollution. (n.d.). Retrieved April 20, IMPACTS OFWhat are the environmental PLASTICSimpacts of plastics? 2015, from http://plastic-pollution.org/ Mike Mallon 1101Due to plastics petroleum based  Unruhe, K. (2012). Plastics Additives.composition and lightweight characteristics, Retrieved April 20, 2015, fromthe long lasting effects caused by them will http://www.rise.duke.edu/download/MAT_impact the environment and human health Units/Plastics_Additives_Unit.pdffor years to come. ntrfThe impacts include: J  Pollution that results in trash mkl vortexes  Animal ingestion that results in death or decreased quality of life  Human health impacts like birth defects and disease

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