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Zhanyun Wang, PhD, Scientist at Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology and corresponding author of the study said: "Transparency of chemicals in plastics is crucial for ...

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Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States ...

Future research should also focus on how plant-based materials can be used in plastic manufacturing, says Nanqing Zhou, a postdoctoral researcher and co-author of the study. “Plastic pollution ...

An April study from the International Council of Chemical Associations said a cap would raise the price of plastic, as well as potentially shift demand to materials with higher greenhouse gas ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish a Roundtable on Plastics that will provide a forum for ... and would provide an opportunity for separate, ad hoc study ...

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