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IIARD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (IJGEM )

E-ISSN 2504-8821
P-ISSN 2695-1878
VOL. 10 NO. 3 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijgem.v10.no3.2024.pg258.300

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A Review of the Environmental and Health Implications of Plastic Wastes Pollution in Nigeria

Onuoha, D. C. Odoh, C. C. & Odoh, G

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Abstract

We are in the age of plastic, and it has become an issue of concern in the environment. The aim of this paper is to review the environmental and health implications of plastic waste pollution,

keywords:

Environmental and Health Implications, Plastic Waste Pollution, Mitigative

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