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Plastics and Environmental Sustainability

By Anthony L. Andrady

Book information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2015
ISBN
1118312600, 9781118312605
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5113411 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
352\347
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-04-04 00:58:34

Description

Survey’s the issues typically raised in discussions of sustainability and plastics Discusses current issues not covered in detail previously such as ocean litter, migration of additives into food products and the recovery of plastics Covers post-consumer fate of plastics on land and in the oceans, highlighting the environmental impacts of disposal methods Details toxicity of plastics, particularly as it applies to human health Presents a clear analysis of the key plastic-related issues including numerous citations of the research base that supports and contradicts the popularly held notions

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