Plastics and environmental sustainability
by Andrady, A. L., (Anthony L.)
Survey's the issues typically raised in discussions ofsustainability and plastics Discusses current issues not covered in detail previously suchas ocean litter, migration of additives into food products and therecovery of plasticsCovers post-consumer fate of plastics on land and in theoceans, highlighting the environmental impacts of disposalmethodsDetails toxicity of plastics, particularly as it applies tohuman healthPresents a clear analysis of the key plastic-related issuesincluding numerous…
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- Full title :Plastics and environmental sustainability / Anthony L. Andrady, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering North Carolina State University.
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Survey's the issues typically raised in discussions ofsustainability and plastics Discusses current issues not covered in detail previously suchas ocean litter, migration of additives into food products and therecovery of plasticsCovers post-consumer fate of plastics on land and in theoceans, highlighting the environmental impacts of disposalmethodsDetails toxicity of plastics, particularly as it applies tohuman healthPresents a clear analysis of the key plastic-related issuesincluding numerous citations of the research base that supports andcontradicts the popularly held notions.
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- Publication Date:2015
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, New Jersey
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781119009399, 1119009391, 9781119009382, 1119009383, 9781119009405, 1119009405, 1118312600, 9781118312605
- oclc:ocn896359597
- LC Classification:TD798
- Dewey Decimal:628.4/4
Table of Contents
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Plastic Materials; Chapter 1 The Anthropocene; 1.1 Energy Futures; 1.1.1 Fossil Fuel Energy; 1.1.1.1 Oil; 1.1.1.2 Coal; 1.1.1.3 Gas; 1.1.1.4 Nuclear Energy; 1.1.2 Renewable Energy; 1.1.2.1 Wind Energy; 1.1.2.2 Solar Energy; 1.1.2.3 Solar Biomass Energy; 1.2 Materials Demand in the Future; 1.2.1 Materials of Construction; 1.2.2 Metal Resources; 1.2.3 Critical Materials; 1.2.4 Plastic Materials; 1.3 Environmental Pollution; 1.3.1 Classifying Pollution Impacts; 1.3.2 Climate Change and Global Warming; References.
Chapter 2 A Sustainability Primer2.1 The Precautionary Principle; 2.1.1 Objectives in Sustainability; 2.2 Microeconomics of Sustainability: The Business Enterprise; 2.3 Models on Implementing Sustainability; 2.4 Life Cycle Analysis; 2.5 The Emerging Paradigm and the Plastics Industry; 2.5.1 Examples from Plastics Industry; 2.5.1.1 Using the Minimum Energy Needed to Manufacture Products; 2.5.1.2 Using the Energy Mix with a Minimal Environmental Footprint; 2.5.1.3 Recovering Waste Process Energy for Reuse; 2.5.1.4 Using Only as Much Material as Is Needed to Ensure Functionality.
2.5.1.5 Using More of Ren…
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