There is no doubt that plastic is polluting the environment. Much terrifying evidence has been provided to show how great the impact of plastic on the living environment has become. Some regions around the world have taken a lead in establishing regulation to combat further plastic pollution. But still, more eminent evidences are required to increase the awareness about this major global problem. This paper presents an intensive discussion related to the evidence of plastic pollution in the environment, some established policies and regulations about plastic pollution and the technology in providing and revealing more evidence of plastic pollution. Current technologies in plastic particles identification and the limitation of widely used technologies are comprehensively elaborated. In addition, a feasible and reliable technique of sequential separation through salt solutions to identify plastic type is discussed in this review paper. This paper also provides future approaches in the effort to increase awareness of current global plastic pollution.

毫无疑问，塑料正在污染环境。提供了许多可怕的证据来证明塑料对生活环境的影响有多大。世界上一些地区已率先制定法规以应对更多的塑料污染。但是，仍然需要更多杰出的证据来提高对这一重大全球问题的认识。本文对有关环境中塑料污染的证据，有关塑料污染的一些既定政策和法规以及提供和揭示更多塑料污染证据的技术进行了深入的讨论。全面阐述了塑料颗粒识别的现有技术和广泛使用的技术的局限性。此外，本文讨论了一种可行的，可靠的通过盐溶液顺序分离以鉴定塑料类型的技术。本文还提供了未来的方法，以努力提高对当前全球塑料污染的认识。