LEADER 02649oam 2200481zu 450 001 9910840643003321 005 20231023121322.0 010 $a9786610271467 010 $a0-470-86517-2 010 $a0-470-30927-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000376124 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000306469 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12105866 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306469 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10298107 035 $a(PQKB)10949717 035 $a(NjHacI)991000000000376124 035 $a(PPN)243359268 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000376124 100 $a20160829d2003 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPolymers: The Environment and Sustainable Development 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cJohn Wiley & Sons Incorporated$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 219 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-471-87740-9 327 $a1. The environment and sustainable development : an integrated strategy for polymers -- 2. Polymers in everyday use: principles, properties and environmental effects -- 3. Feeding the waste streams: sources of polymersin the environment -- 4. Managing polymer waste: technologies for separation and recycling -- 5. Drivers and barriers for polymer recycling: social, legal and economic factors -- 6. Product design for the environment: the life cycle approach -- 7. Environmental impacts of recycling -- 8. Future directions: towards sustainable technology. 330 $a"An accessible treatment of this crucial area of environmental chemistry, Polymers, the Environment and Sustainable Development, employs an interdisciplinary approach to tackle the problem of polymeric materials, inherent durability and subsequent persistence in the environment." "Each chapter provides a complete coverage of the main themes with directed further reading and revision exercises with sample questions and answers to consolidate the main issues addressed. Essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as an invaluable reference guide for technologists and industrialists, in the vast arena of environmental and polymer sciences."--Jacket. 606 $aPlastics$xRecycling 615 0$aPlastics$xRecycling. 676 $a668.4192 700 $aHamerton$b Ian$01728611 702 $aEmsley$b Alan 702 $aAzapagic$b Adisa 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910840643003321 996 $aPolymers: The Environment and Sustainable Development$94137366 997 $aUNINA