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Plastics, rubber and health /
In recent years there have been certain scare stories about the possible negative effects on human health from some of these materials. However, today, it is realised that it is often not the polymers themselves, but their monomers or the additives used that are responsible for these negative effect...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Shrewsbury :
Smithers Rapra,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In recent years there have been certain scare stories about the possible negative effects on human health from some of these materials. However, today, it is realised that it is often not the polymers themselves, but their monomers or the additives used that are responsible for these negative effects. And the reality is that a lot of polymers are used in medical applications without adverse effects on patients. Hence, the dividing line between whether something is toxic and harmful to health or not (and if it is, under what conditions) is a very critical issue and therefore, there needs to be. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 310 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847351524 1847351522 |