Title Ecological assessment of polymers : strategies for product stewardship and regulatory programs / edited by John D. Hamilton and Roger Sutcliffe

Edition First edition Published New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, [1997] ©1997

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Description xii, 345 pages ; 24 cm Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of Ecological Toxicity Test Methods -- 3. Overview of Ecological Fate Test Methods -- 4. Biodegradation Testing of Polymers in Soil -- 5. Biodegradation Testing of Polymers in Compost -- 6. Polycarboxylates and Polyacrylate Superabsorbents -- 7. Water Treatment Polymers -- 8. Dispersion Polymers -- 9. Plastics -- 10. Environmental Assessment of Polymers under the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act -- 11. Regulation of New Polymers in Canada -- 12. Regulation of New Polymers in the Pacific Region - Part I -- 13. Regulation of New Polymers in the Pacific Region - Part II (Japan) -- 14. European Environmental Legislation for Polymers -- 15. Environmentally Biodegradable Polymers -- 16. Life-Cycle Assessment of Polymers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Pollution. Ecological risk assessment. Environmental policy. Author Hamilton, John D. (John Douglas), 1960- Sutcliffe, Roger. LC no. 96047634 ISBN 0442023286

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