Chemical Pollution Has Crossed a “Planetary Boundary” That Threatens Humanity, Study Says

This is not good.

A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology found that chemical pollution has gotten so bad that it could upend the global ecosystems that support humanity. Plastic pollution and industrial chemicals are to blame.

The authors claim that we have crossed a planetary boundary, which is a term used to define environmental limits within which humans can safely survive. We run the risk of doing huge harm to Earth and ourselves.
The pace at which societies are releasing new chemicals into the environment is not consistent with staying within a safe operating space for humanity, according to a research assistant at the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
It wears me out.

The data behind the rate of chemical production and the rate at which fossil fuels are used to create chemicals were compiled by the study authors.
The co-author of the study told The Guardian that there was evidence that things were pointing in the wrong direction.
The total mass of all living mammals is now greater than the mass of plastic. It is clear to me that we have crossed a boundary. We are in trouble, but there are things we can do to get out of it.

To confront the issue, the authors said that strong regulations that provide guardrails around plastic and chemical production must be implemented, similar to those already in place for carbon emissions.
The study paints a dire picture of how chemicals are affecting the health of the planet. History and most natural disaster movies show that nobody listens to the scientists.
Scientists say chemical pollution has passed a safe limit.

The US is filling the oceans with disgusting amounts of plastic.

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