Plastic additives known as phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates) are odorless, colorless and just about everywhere: They turn up in flooring, plastic cups, beach balls, plastic wrap, intravenous tubing and - according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - the bodies of most Americans...
Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized way that degradation can occur in silicone-urethane plastics that are often considered for use in medical devices. Their study, published in ACS' journal Macromolecules, could have implications for device manufacturers considering use of these...
With most of the plastics that define modern life dating to the1930s-1960s, a new breed of these ubiquitous materials are starting to gain a foothold in products ranging from teapots to potato chip bags to plastic plant pots that biodegrade right in the soil. That's the topic of the covers story...
I have a 96 kx 80 and i want to have full black plastics, other than the number plates, i want them green. i have tryed motosport.com but they really don't really have the best selection of colors. where should i go that is cheap and has more options?
Environmentalists around the world agree - plastic bags are choking our landfills and polluting our seas. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is developing new laboratory methods using corn starch and sugar to help sustainable plastics - those that biodegrade and are even tougher than those...
Sources of pollutants
There is no strong scientific data concerning the origins of pelagic plastics. The figure that an estimated 80% of the garbage comes from land-based sources and 20% from ships, is derived from an unsubstantiated estimate.[15]However, ship-generated pollution is a source of...
i have a giovanni 125 an i was worndering what brand name or kind of plastics will fit my bike other that giovanni because there too thin an break easly first answer 5 points
My town doesn't recycle the plastics with the 5 inside the triangle. Since all pediatric electrolyte fluids come in these bottles (I have 2 kids), I have about 5 of them stashed up on my fridge.
If my town doesn't recycle them, what can I do with them?
I am wanting to paint certain plastics on the interior of my 1995 VS Holden Commodore, but i cannot for the life of me work out how to remove these face plates and dash fascia.
I can remove the 3 screws on either side of the centre fascia but still there must be something i cant see holding it...