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Australian Science Media Centre
Synthetic chemicals used in the packaging, storage and processing of foods might be harmful to human health because most of these substances are not inert and can leach into the foods we eat.
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Lowe Tech: The War on Plastic
Ian Lowe
Our present epoch has been called the Anthropocene because of the dominance of human activity, but perhaps it should be called the Plasticine.