Time: A Key Driver of Uncertainty When Assessing the Risk of Environmental Plastics to Human Health

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTTime: A Key Driver of Uncertainty When Assessing the Risk of Environmental Plastics to Human HealthRolf U. Halden*Rolf U. HaldenCenter for Environmental Health Engineering, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85287-8101, United StatesSchool of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, 660 S. College Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United StatesGlobal Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University, 800 S. Cady Mall, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United StatesOneWaterOneHealth, Nonprofit Project of the Arizona State University Foundation, 1001 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, Arizona 85287, United StatesAquaVitas, LLC, 9260 E. Raintree Dr., Suite 130, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, United States*(R.U.H.) Email: [email protected]More by Rolf U. HaldenView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5232-7361, Charles RolskyCharles RolskyCenter for Environmental Health Engineering, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85287-8101, United StatesMore by Charles Rolskyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-0352, and Farhan R. Khan*Farhan R. KhanNorwegian Research Center (NORCE), Nygårdsporten 112, NO-5008 Bergen, Norway*(F.R.K.) Email: [email protected]More by Farhan R. Khanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9251-2972Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 19, 12766–12769Publication Date (Web):September 14, 2021Publication History Received20 April 2021Published online14 September 2021Published inissue 5 October 2021https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c02580https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c02580article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This publication is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. License Summary*You are free to share (copy and redistribute) this article in any medium or format within the parameters below:Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license.Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator.Non-Commercial (NC): Only non-commercial uses of the work are permitted. No Derivatives (ND): Derivative works may be created for non-commercial purposes, but sharing is prohibited. View full license*DisclaimerThis summary highlights only some of the key features and terms of the actual license. It is not a license and has no legal value. Carefully review the actual license before using these materials. This publication is Open Access under the license indicated. Learn MoreArticle Views3789Altmetric-Citations3LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (2 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Environmental pollution,Monomers,Plastics,Polymers,Risk assessment Get e-Alerts