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cord-346487-f16uwuzv	Landis, Wayne G	Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Microplastics, and COVID‐19: Will We Ever Learn?	2020-06-15		.txt	text/plain	1275	75	52	It has been aptly referred by many scientists as the ultimate Black Swan event; that is to say, an extremely surprising random occurrence that is having a huge impact on the world economy and that experts try to explain away as something that was predictable, if only we had had the imagination to foresee it. The fundamental question society faces today, and most certainly the scientific community, as a consequence of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, is not whether we have sufficient knowledge of the fate and effects of chemicals or plastics or even viruses on the environment and human health; it is whether we are able to connect scientific observation and theoretical study to real-life consequences. We simply do not have sufficient knowledge of our place in nature or control of our imaginations to foresee consequences, ask key questions, and to put a process in place.	./cache/cord-346487-f16uwuzv.txt	./txt/cord-346487-f16uwuzv.txt