3 options
Plastics, Rubber and Health [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Akovalı, Güneri.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plastics--Health aspects.
- Plastics--Toxiology.
- Rubber--Health aspects.
- Rubber--Toxiology.
- Biopolymers.
- Polymers.
- Elastomers.
- Toxic Actions.
- Environmental Pollution.
- Manufactured Materials.
- Biomedical and Dental Materials.
- Chemical Actions and Uses.
- Public Health.
- Macromolecular Substances.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Rubber.
- Plastics.
- Environmental Pollutants.
- Environmental Exposure.
- Medical Subjects:
- Biopolymers.
- Polymers.
- Elastomers.
- Toxic Actions.
- Environmental Pollution.
- Manufactured Materials.
- Biomedical and Dental Materials.
- Chemical Actions and Uses.
- Public Health.
- Macromolecular Substances.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Rubber.
- Plastics.
- Environmental Pollutants.
- Environmental Exposure.
- Local Subjects:
- Plastics--Health aspects.
- Plastics--Toxiology.
- Rubber--Health aspects.
- Rubber--Toxiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Shrewsbury : iSmithers Rapra Publishing, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-84735-152-2
- OCLC:
- 247158689
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.