Additives in Plastics – Potential Adverse Effects on the Ecosystem

Onečišćenje, odnosno utjecaj plastike na okoliš, jedan je od globalnih problema današnjice, a poznat je još od davnina. Zbog svoje široke upotrebe plastiku možemo naći u gotovo svim sastavnicama okoliša, gdje može štetno utjecati na žive organizme. Plastika, unatoč svojoj praktičnosti, sadrži štetne kemikalije, aditive, poput poput di(2-etilheksil)ftalata (DEHP), mono(2-etilheksil)ftalata (MEHP), bisfenola A (BPA), polikloriranih bifenila (PCB) i drugih. U ovome radu dan je pregled istraživanja štetnog djelovanja aditiva na ekosustav temeljen na raznim testovima toksičnosti. Ovo djelo je dano na korištenje pod licencom Creative Commons Imenovanje 4.0 međunarodna.Pollution or the impact of plastics on the environment is one of today’s global problems, and has been known since ancient times. Due to its wide use, plastic can be found in almost all components of the environment, where it can adversely affect living organisms. Plastic, despite its convenience, contains harmful chemicals, i.e., additives such as bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), bisphenol A (BPA), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), and others. This paper provides an overview of research into the harmful effects of additives on the ecosystem based on various toxicity tests. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License