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12.2.2 Environmental Impact of Plastics
Most plastics are highly resistant to degradation due to their strong carbon-carbon backbone. This leads to long persistence to degradation. What happens: · As plastics degrade slowly, they can break down into microplastics, which are small particles that can contaminate water
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12.2.2 Environmental Impact of Plastics
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Most plastics are highly resistant to degradation due to their strong carbon-carbon backbone. This leads to long persistence to degradation. What happens: - As plastics degrade slowly, they can break down into microplastics, which are small particles that can **contaminate water
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Most plastics are highly resistant to degradation due to their strong carbon-carbon backbone. This leads to long persistence to degradation. What happens: - As plastics degrade slowly, they can break down into microplastics, which are small particles that can **contaminate water
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- Most plastics are highly resistant to degradation due to their strong carbon-carbon backbone. This leads to **lo
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- Most plastics are highly resistant to degradation due to their strong carbon-carbon backbone. This leads to **lo
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Do not write about 12.2.2 Environmental Impact of Plastics without a clear definition.
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Most plastics are highly resistant to degradation due to their strong carbon-carbon backbone. This leads to **lo
Most plastics are highly resistant to degradation due to their strong carbon-carbon backbone. This leads to long persistence to degradation. **What
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- Most plastics are highly resistant to degradation due to their strong carbon-carbon backbone. This leads to long persistence to degradation. **What
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