Perils of plastics: Risks to human health and the environment
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 10:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Plastics surround us. A vital manufacturing ingredient for nearly every existing industry, these materials appear in a high percentage of the products we use every day. Although modern life would be hard to imagine without this versatile chemistry, products composed of plastics also have a dark side, due in part to the very characteristics that make them so desirable -- their durability and longevity.
