Forensic engineering of advanced polymeric materials Part IV: Case study of oxo-biodegradable polyethylene commercial bag – Aging in biotic and abiotic environment
- Submitting institution
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University of Wolverhampton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 589
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.wasman.2017.03.043
- Title of journal
- Waste Management
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- First page
- 20
- Volume
- 64
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- ISSN
- 0956-053X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2017
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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5
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper reports work supported by the EU FP-7 projects BIOCLEAN KBBE.2012.2.5-02 and POLINNOVA project no. 316086. The study shows that several commercially available oxodegradable polyethylene bags do not fully degrade, but rather form particles of various sizes which persist in the environment. It further shows that the fragmentation process is slow, meaning these are long lived in the natural environment. The outcomes of this work were implemented in the ERDF PLASTiCE project (3CE368P1 “Innovation value chain development for sustainable plastics in Central Europe”, http://www.plastice.org/home/) which provides advice on promoting the selection and use of sustainable plastics.
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- Non-English
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