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Description
Plastic materials represent up to 20 organic polymers derived from petroleum sources, with different characteristics and properties, such as different densities and chemical composition. The most commonly used plastic materials are polypropylene (PP), high- and low-density polyethylene (HDPE and LDPE, respectively), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PUR), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polystyrene (PS), which represent approximately 90% of the total world production [1]. Through an accidental release, lack of appropriate recycling, inadequate management or indiscriminate discards, plastic wastes have accumulated in the environment at an uncontrollable rate and reach a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.coac.2016.10.007
Start Page
49
End Page
66
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
Elsevier
Keywords
Characterization methods, Classification categories, Colour, Density, Shape, Size
Disciplines
Analytical Chemistry | Chemistry