Plastics and environmental sustainability

Plastics and environmental sustainability / Anthony L. Andrady, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering North Carolina State University.

Survey's the issues typically raised in discussions ofsustainability and plastics Discusses current issues not covered in detail previously suchas ocean litter, migration of additives into food products and therecovery of plasticsCovers post-consumer fate of plastics on land and in theoceans, h...

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Main Author: Andrady, A. L. (Anthony L.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2015]
Subjects:
Plastics > Environmental aspects.
Plastics > Health aspects.
Plastics > Biodegradation.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > General.
Plastics > Biodegradation
Plastics > Environmental aspects
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Survey's the issues typically raised in discussions ofsustainability and plastics Discusses current issues not covered in detail previously suchas ocean litter, migration of additives into food products and therecovery of plasticsCovers post-consumer fate of plastics on land and in theoceans, highlighting the environmental impacts of disposalmethodsDetails toxicity of plastics, particularly as it applies tohuman healthPresents a clear analysis of the key plastic-related issuesincluding numerous citations of the research base that supports andcontradicts the popularly held notions.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781119009399
1119009391
9781119009382
1119009383
9781119009405
1119009405
1118312600
9781118312605
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

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