{"product_id":"plastics-and-environmental-sustainability-hardcover","title":"Plastics and Environmental Sustainability - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony L. Andrady\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurvey's the issues typically raised in discussions of sustainability and plastics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses current issues not covered in detail previously such as ocean litter, migration of additives into food products and the recovery of plastics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers post-consumer fate of plastics on land and in the oceans, highlighting the environmental impacts of disposal methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails toxicity of plastics, particularly as it applies to human health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a clear analysis of the key plastic-related issues including numerous citations of the research base that supports and contradicts the popularly held notions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurvey's the issues typically raised in discussions of sustainability and plastics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThe issue of Plastics in the environment has attracted widespread attention from the scientific community as well as from the informed general public. Plastics offer a variety of environmental benefits. However, their production, applications, and disposal present many environmental concerns. Some of these are real and justified while others have little support in fact. Plastics and Environmental Sustainability presents a clear analysis of the key plastic-related issues, citing the research base that supports or contradicts the popularly held notions while focusing on three key areas; the plastics industry that discusses its scope and societal benefits; the post-consumer fate of plastics on land and in the oceans, highlighting the environmental impacts of disposal methods; and toxicity of plastics, particularly as it applies to human health.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plastics and Environmental Sustainability features: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions on post-consumer fate of plastics on land and in the oceans, highlighting the environmental impacts of disposal methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eToxicity of plastics, particularly as it applies to human health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA clear analysis of the key plastic-related issues including numerous citations of the research base that supports and contradicts the popularly held notions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This highly readable volume treats the subject of plastics and sustainability in a balanced and critical manner for the technical reader. Despite it's multidisciplinary content covered in it, the author guides the reader through the economics, technology and assessment of data pertaining to the topic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Anthony L. Andrady, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the North Carolina State University. An accomplished Polymer Scientist, Dr. Andrady has published over a hundred original research papers and book chapters on Polymers. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the National College of Rubber Technology (London, England). Dr. Andrady edited Plastics and the Environment (Wiley, 2003) and authored Science and Technology of Polymer Nanofibers (Wiley, 2007).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony L. Andrady, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the North Carolina State University. An accomplished Polymer Scientist, Dr. Andrady has published over a hundred original research papers and book chapters on Polymers. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the National College of Rubber Technology (London, England). Dr. Andrady edited \u003ci\u003ePlastics and the Environment (Wiley\u003c\/i\u003e, 2003) and authored \u003ci\u003eScience and Technology of Polymer\u003c\/i\u003e Nanofibers (Wiley, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47687992803549,"sku":"9781118312605","price":180.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/WElsOFdNYVllaDJ3RG05a1hudWwzQT09.webp?v=1774044984","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/plastics-and-environmental-sustainability-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}