LEADER 03393oam 2200517zu 450 001 9910877397203321 005 20230617023712.0 010 $a1-280-55697-8 010 $a9786610556977 010 $a0-471-72771-7 010 $a0-471-72155-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000018918 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000306170 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238501 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306170 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10311713 035 $a(PQKB)11705276 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4956472 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4956472 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL55697 035 $a(OCoLC)1024280350 035 $a(NjHacI)991000000000018918 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000018918 100 $a20160829d2003 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlastics and the Environment. 1 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cWiley Interscience Imprint$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (764 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-471-09520-6 330 $aAn original, comprehensive survey on the complex relationship between plastics and the environment Plastics offer a variety of environmental benefits. However, their production, applications, and disposal present many environmental concerns. Plastics and the Environment provides state-of-the-art technical and research information on the complex relationship between the plastic and polymer industry and the environment, focusing on the sustainability, environmental impact, and cost - benefit tradeoffs associated with different technologies. Bringing together the field's leading researchers, Anthony Andrady's innovative collection not only covers how plastics affect the environment, but also how environmental factors affect plastics. The relative benefits of recycling, resource recovery, and energy recovery are also discussed in detail. The first of the book's four sections represents a basic introduction to the key subject matter of plastics and the environment; the second explores several pertinent applications of plastics with environmental implications packaging, paints and coatings, textiles, and agricultural film use.; The third section discusses the behavior of plastics in some of the environments in which they are typically used, such as the outdoors, in biotic environments, or in fires. The final section consists of chapters on recycling and thermal treatment of plastics waste. Chapters include: Commodity Polymers Plastics in Transportation Biodegradation of Common Polymers Thermal Treatment of Polymer Waste Incineration of Plastics The contributors also focus on the effectiveness of recent technologies in mitigating environmental impacts, particularly those for managing plastics in the solid waste stream. Plastic and design engineers, polymer chemists, material scientists, and ecologists will find Plastics and the Environment to be a vital 330 8 $aresource to this critical industry. 606 $aPlastics$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aPlastics$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a668.4 700 $aAndrady$b Anthony L$01750039 701 $aAndrady$b Anthony L$01750039 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910877397203321 996 $aPlastics and the Environment. 1$94184557 997 $aUNINA