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Polymers and Ecological Problems

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  • © 1973

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Editors:
  1. James Guillet

    1. Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: Polymer Science and Technology Series (POLS, volume 3)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Polymers with Controlled Lifetimes

    • J. E. Guillet
    Pages 1-25

  3. Delayed Action Photo-Activator for the Degradation of Packaging Polymers

    • Gerald Scott
    Pages 27-44

  4. The Photoactivated Degradation of Polyolefins

    • Bernard Baum, Roy A. White
    Pages 45-60

  5. The Biodegradability of Synthetic Polymers

    • J. E. Potts, R. A. Clendinning, W. B. Ackart, W. D. Niegisch
    Pages 61-79

  6. Effluents from the Municipal Incineration of Plastics

    • Richard B. Engdahl, Horatio H. Krause, Paul D. Miller
    Pages 81-92

  7. The Auto-Ignition of Multicomponent Fiber Systems

    • Bernard Miller, J. Ronald Martin, Charles H. Meiser Jr.
    Pages 93-107

  8. Thermal Analysis of Irradiated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)

    • R. Salovey, R. G. Badger
    Pages 109-119

  9. Recycling Poly(Tetrafluoroethylene)

    • Barry Arkles
    Pages 121-137

  10. An Industry View of Plastics in the Environment

    • George W. Ingle
    Pages 139-153

  11. The Plastics Issue

    • George L. Huffman, Daniel J. Keller
    Pages 155-167

  12. The Federal Approach to Recycling of Polymers

    • John P. Lehman
    Pages 169-180

  13. Who’s on the Clean-Up Crew ?

    • Ralph J. Black
    Pages 181-184

  14. Panel Discussion

    • James Guillet
    Pages 185-197

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 199-206
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About this book

The growing public concern about environmental matters has prompted widespread discussion in the media. Unfortunately much of this public debate has been characterized more by ardour than by information, and often the wildest speculations are pro­ mulgated with the same appearance of veracity as hard scientific facts. It is an important, and often neglected, duty of scientific societies to make sure that the public is properly informed regard­ ing the technical aspects of matters of public interest, and to assure that policy decisions of governmental and other agencies are made with due regard to the scientific and technical facts, so far as they are ascertainable. For a variety of reasons, not all of which are related to the magnitude of the problems, a great deal of public attention has been focused on the environmental aspect s of the chemical industry. Because of this the American Chemical Society has wisely decided to sponsor a number of symposia at national scientific meetings where these issues can be raised and information supplied regarding their technical and scientific aspects.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    James Guillet

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Polymers and Ecological Problems

  • Editors: James Guillet

  • Series Title: Polymer Science and Technology Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0871-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-0873-7Published: 25 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-0871-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0093-6286

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 206

  • Topics: Polymer Sciences

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