14 The Quiet Revolution in plastics

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Environmental Policy and Law (EVST 255) Plastics are everywhere, but only partly understood and regulated in the United States. The presentation will focus on the dangers of chemicals in plastic to human health, particularly in water and nutrient leaching. Plastics are the Toxic Substance Control Act, which gives the Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for testing to ensure that non-plastic governed adversely affect human health. As the plastic can leach into food, theFood and Drug Administration can take the test. Professor Wargo shows how failures have limited the labeling of dangerous substances used in plastics consumers with limited resources to protect themselves from damage caused to the results. 00:00 - Chapter 1 Introduction to the problem of plastics 06:49 - Plastic Chapter 2: Omnipresent in all day 33:05 - Chapter 3 Where did all the plastic go? 43:49 - Chapter 4 How Plastics are escaped Regulation comprehensive training materials are available in the openYale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course has been taken in the spring of 2010.

14 The Quiet Revolution in plastics

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