of the impact of plastic on the human body and the environment, we will talk with the chief researcher of the laboratory of transboundary pollution of the institute of environmental management of the academy of sciences of belarus mosquitoes iosifovna hello hello , the first question, which, well, probably worries everyone without exception. yes, what element in plastic has, e, a negative effect on the human body, or are there several of these elements in general, considering plastic, of course we must understand that it is a natural synthetic material. there is definitely nothing there, polymers or a mixture of polymers modified or associated with technological additives. and these are plasticizers, stabilizers. fillers pigments, flame retardant antioxidants and so on. all of these are added to make it fit or get the desired characteristics convey lightness strength flexibility resistance to uv degradation, finally attractiveness by some estimates, general the number of such additives is estimated at 2.400 or 2.500 names, but they are used for specific plastics and are targeted for a specific application, for example, plastic that is used for electrical appliances. it is acrylic like diene, sterol p