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Degradation Products of Synthetic Polymers: Potential Threat for the Environment

ČÁSLAVSKÝ, J.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; MÁCOVÁ, D.; MRAVCOVÁ, L.

Original Title

Degradation Products of Synthetic Polymers: Potential Threat for the Environment

English Title

Degradation Products of Synthetic Polymers: Potential Threat for the Environment

Type

Paper in proceedings (conference paper)

Original Abstract

Synthetic polymers are widely used due to their excellent properties which can be "tailored" with respect to their planned use. The total amount of synthetic polymers is constantly increasing. At the end of their life cycle great part of the polymer containing products is disposed on the waste dumps, where they remain usually for quite a long time. To solve this problem biodegradable polymers are proposed and synthesized. It is necessary to evaluate the possible environmental effects of their degradation products.

English abstract

Synthetic polymers are widely used due to their excellent properties which can be "tailored" with respect to their planned use. The total amount of synthetic polymers is constantly increasing. At the end of their life cycle great part of the polymer containing products is disposed on the waste dumps, where they remain usually for quite a long time. To solve this problem biodegradable polymers are proposed and synthesized. It is necessary to evaluate the possible environmental effects of their degradation products.

Keywords

Polyurethane degradation products, toxicity, environmental threat

Key words in English

Polyurethane degradation products, toxicity, environmental threat

Authors

ČÁSLAVSKÝ, J.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; MÁCOVÁ, D.; MRAVCOVÁ, L.

Released

06.12.2007

Publisher

Environmental Research Institute

Location

Inverness

Book

8th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC8): Book of abstracts

Edition

1

Pages from

11

Pages to

11

Pages count

1

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT28663,
  author="Josef {Čáslavský} and Milada {Vávrová} and Daniela {Mácová} and Ludmila {Mravcová}",
  title="Degradation Products of Synthetic Polymers: Potential Threat for the Environment",
  booktitle="8th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC8): Book of abstracts",
  year="2007",
  series="1",
  number="1",
  pages="11--11",
  publisher="Environmental  Research Institute",
  address="Inverness"
}