OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION: A GLOBAL TRAGEDY FOR OUR OCEANS AND SEA LIFE Plastic never goes away. And it’s increasingly finding its way into our oceans and onto our beaches. In the Los Angeles area alone‚ 10 metric tons of plastic fragments — like grocery bags‚ straws and soda bottles — are carried into the Pacific Ocean every day. Today billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences making up about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. Plastics pollution has a direct and
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A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural.[1] A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often
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recycling of plastics bringing any long-term benefits to the environment? Plastics are one of the most popular building materials of modern human culture‚ but its widespread has brought many problems and caused environmental issues of extraordinary scale. Throughout the years‚ discarded plastics are accumulating as debris in landfills and in natural habitats worldwide. To control this issue‚ governments of many countries have established industrial processes for transforming discarded plastic into useful
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BIGGER AND BETTER IN PLASTICS Factory-assembled towers boast competitive advantages over those that are field-erected Cooling towers – bastions of wood‚ fiberglass‚ steel or concrete – could someday go the way of galvanized pipe‚ aluminum cable and other equipment that has been materially altered by plastics. It’s not that plastic cooling towers are new; on the contrary‚ they have been around for more than 30 years. Rather‚ it is the fabrication of these plastic structures in larger
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devices‚ plastics are now used in almost every aspect of everyday life‚ creating a much simpler and safer world. Although plastics carry hundreds of benefits‚ these do not completely counter the harmful effects that they have on the environment and on the health of humans. The amount of plastic that has been created since 2000 is nearing the total amount that was created in the entire last century‚ and as this demand increases‚ so does the knowledge of their environmental costs. Plastics are now known
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plastic-def. A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural. Plastics Characteristics Plastics are made from fossil fuels--petroleum‚ natural gas‚ coal--‚ wood and some plant materials‚ air‚ water and sometimes other common materials
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knowledge on how to solve this problem effectively. plastic is everywhere and the reason that plastic is everywhere is be ABSTRACT Plastic Pollution has become a global issue in our oceans. Although we hear about this from time to time the problem has grown tremendously beyond our knowledge. There are a growing number of animals dying each day due to plastic particles that either get stuck around their head‚ or that they swallow. If we do not stop plastic pollution in our oceans the ocean will eventually
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Polymer technology explained using text and animations Multimedia Design and Technology Education Plastics Technology Animations of Processes This “Plasics Module” covers the plastics technology specifications for KS3 and GCSE courses‚ including: Structure‚ composition and properties of polymers Polymer composites Formulae of common polymers Hazards – polymers leaching chemicals Sustainability Recycling Abbreviations of polymers
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Architect Patrick Hodgkinson‚ who worked for the likes of Alvor Aalto and Leslie Martin‚ designed the Brunswick Centre‚ often described as a ‘Superblock’ or ‘Mega structure’ located in the heart of Bloomsbury. Hodgkinson gained recognition for his completion of this building‚ which he inherited from Leslie Martin. The raw concrete bunker‚ built in 1968-1972‚ became one of the most controversial structures in London of the time. With Hodgkinson’s original design somewhat compromised‚ the project fell
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EPIC B521 G111 X721 2007 Ekoplastik PPR system Assembly regulations PPR FOR WATER AND HEATING Intelligent Solutions for Plumbing & Heating Projects ASSEMBLY REGULATIONS PPR FOR WATER AND HEATING CONTENT X. 4 4 4 4 4 Assembly regulations 1. General 2. Linear expansion and contraction 3. Spacing distances of pipe supports 4. Pipe fixing 5. Pipeline routing 6. Linking of pipes into a system 7. Insulation 8. Pressure test XI. Material Transport and Storage
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