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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Akovalı, Güneri
Autor Corporativo: Rapra Technology Limited
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Shrewsbury : Smithers Rapra, 2007.
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  • Preface; Introduction; Some Basic Concepts and Definitions; General Issues of Toxicity for Plastics and Rubber; Toxicity of Rubber and Plastics Due to their Non-Additive Ingredients; Plastics as Food and Packaging Materials, Rubbers in Contact with Food, and their Possible Health Effects; Plastics Use in Healthcare and Their Possible Health Effects; Plastics and Rubbers Applications in Construction and Their Possible Health Effects; Use of Plastic and Rubber in Various Applications and Possible Health Effects; Sustainability Through Plastics and Rubbers
  • List of Some Health Hazard Causing Solvents, Monomers and Chemicals Common for Plastics and RubbersShort Lists of Some Extremely Hazardous Substances and IARC Groups 1, 2a, 2b, 3 and 4 Carcinogens Related to Plastics and Rubbers; Glossary; Abbreviations; Index