Polymers in marine environment [electronic resource] / editors Mukesh Doble, Ramasamy Venkatesan, and Nelamane Vijaya kumar Ravi Kumar.

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TextPublication details: [S.l.] : Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd, [n.d.]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1847355757
9781847355751
9781680155037
1680155032

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

363.739/409162 23

LOC classification:

GC1085 .P65 2014

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Summary: Polymers, plastics, and composite materials are widely used in the shipping industry and so get exposed to marine waters. Biofouling of these leads to problems for ships and boats in the form of reduced speed and corrosion, which these industries would like to prevent. Several hundred thousand tons of plastics that are discarded reach the marine environment every year either from land run-off or because of maritime activities. It has been estimated that because plastics do not degrade easily, one million marine animals are killed every year either by choking on floating plastic items or by bec.

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Polymers, plastics, and composite materials are widely used in the shipping industry and so get exposed to marine waters. Biofouling of these leads to problems for ships and boats in the form of reduced speed and corrosion, which these industries would like to prevent. Several hundred thousand tons of plastics that are discarded reach the marine environment every year either from land run-off or because of maritime activities. It has been estimated that because plastics do not degrade easily, one million marine animals are killed every year either by choking on floating plastic items or by bec.