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
O autorze
Anthony L. Andrady, Ph D, is an Adjunct Professor of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering at the North Carolina State University. An
accomplished Polymer Scientist, Dr. Andrady has published over a
hundred original research papers and book chapters on
Polymers. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of
Chemistry and the National College of Rubber Technology (London,
England). Dr. Andrady edited Plastics and the Environment
(Wiley, 2003) and authored Science and Technology of
Polymer Nanofibers (Wiley, 2007).
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