Acta Scientific Microbiology

Editorial Volume 8 Issue 11

Seas of Change: What it Will Take to End Plastic Pollution?

Anurag Yadav*

Department of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dist. Banaskantha, Gujarat-385506, India

*Corresponding Author: Anurag Yadav, Department of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Dist. Banaskantha, Gujarat-385506, India.

Received: September 01, 2025; Published: October 01, 2025

Abstract

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks of plastic enters our rivers, lakes and oceans; 19–23 million tonnes a year by the United Nation’s (UN) latest accounting [1]. Microplastics are now detectable in human blood and placental tissue, with emerging evidence that they can reach the brain; a sobering reminder that ocean plastics don’t stay at sea. And on 15th August 2025, the UN talks meant to deliver a global, legally binding plastics treaty adjourned without consensus. The science is clear; the diplomacy is not. We have no time to squander

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Citation

Citation: Anurag Yadav. “Seas of Change: What it Will Take to End Plastic Pollution?".Acta Scientific Microbiology 8.11 (2025): 01-02.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Anurag Yadav. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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