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Plastics and Environmental Sustainability
Anthony L. Andrady
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Description for Plastics and Environmental Sustainability
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TDCP; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 47. Weight in Grams: 598.
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
Product Details
Publisher
Wiley
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118312605
SKU
V9781118312605
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Anthony L. Andrady
Anthony L. Andrady, PhD, 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Plastics and Environmental Sustainability
“Plastics and environmental sustainability is a fine book, packed with informative data and well worth reading . . . Overall, I enjoyed this book a great deal.” (Chemistry in Australia, 1 December 2015)