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

Onuoha; D. C. Odoh; C. C.; Odoh

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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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,

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

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