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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Chapman & Hall
Publication date
November 1, 1995
Pages
271
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780412590108
ISBN-10
0412590107
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.50 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$218.00
Other format details
sci/tech
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Few scientific developments in recent years have captured the popular imagination like the subject of'biodegradable' plastics. The reasons for this are complex and lie deep in the human subconscious. Discarded plastics are an intrusion on the sea shore and in the countryside. The fact that nature's litter abounds in the sea and on land is acceptable because it is biodegradable - even though it may take many years to be bioassimilated into the ecosystem. Plastics litter is not seen to be biodegradable and is aesthetically unacceptable because it does not blend into the natural environment. To the environmentally aware but often scientifically naive, biodegradation is seen to be the ecologically acceptable solution to the problem of plastic packaging waste and litter and some packaging manufacturers have exploited the 'green' consumer with exaggerated claims to 'environmentally friendly' biodegradable packaging materials. The principles underlying environmental degradation are not understood even by some manufacturers of 'biodegradable' materials and the claims made for them have been categorized as 'deceptive' by USA legislative authorities. This has set back the acceptance of plastics with controlled biodegradability as part of the overall waste and litter control strategy. At the opposite end of the commercial spectrum, the polymer manufactur ing industries, through their trade associations, have been at pains to discount the role of degradable materials in waste and litter management. This negative campaign has concentrated on the supposed incompatibility of degradable plastics with aspects of waste management strategy, notably materials recycling.
Editions
Editions for the work Degradable Polymers: Principles and Applications
Hardcover
2 edition from Kluwer Academic Pub (March 1, 2003)
9781402007903 | details & prices | 493 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 2.25 lbs | List price $289.00
The price comparison is for this edition
With Dan Gilead (other contributor), Paul A. C. Koistinen |
from Chapman & Hall (November 1, 1995)
9780412590108 | details & prices | 271 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $218.00
This edition also contains The Political Economy of American Warfare 1920-1939: University Press of Kansas
About: Few scientific developments in recent years have captured the popular imagination like the subject of'biodegradable' plastics.
This edition also contains The Political Economy of American Warfare 1920-1939: University Press of Kansas
About: Few scientific developments in recent years have captured the popular imagination like the subject of'biodegradable' plastics.
Editions for the work The Political Economy of American Warfare 1920-1939: University Press of Kansas
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
With Gerald Scott (other contributor), Dan Gilead (other contributor) |
from Chapman & Hall (November 1, 1995); titled "Degradable Polymers: Principles and Applications"
9780412590108 | details & prices | 271 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $218.00
This edition also contains Degradable Polymers: Principles and Applications
About: Few scientific developments in recent years have captured the popular imagination like the subject of'biodegradable' plastics.
This edition also contains Degradable Polymers: Principles and Applications
About: Few scientific developments in recent years have captured the popular imagination like the subject of'biodegradable' plastics.
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