Authors: Guneri Akovali
Published: 2007
Number of Pages: 310
Format: Soft-backed, 255 x 190 mm
Plastics and rubber are two very different, important materials which are used a great deal in our everyday life, both in indoors and outdoors. However, there is still, controversy surrounding the use of certain polymers and there are also some misconceptions surrounding their use.
In recent years there have been certain scare stories about the possible negative effects on human health from some of these materials. However, today it is realised that it is often not the polymers themselves, but their monomers or the additives used that are responsible for these negative effects. And the reality is that a lot of polymers are used in medical applications without adverse effects on patients. Hence, the dividing line between whether something is toxic and harmful to health or not (and if it is, under what conditions) is a very critical issue and therefore, there needs to be a better understanding of these systems.
This book presents the available information on the eternal triangle of plastics and rubber and health, to enable a better understanding of the facts.
About the author…
Guneri AKOVALI is a Professor Emeritus, at the Middle East Technical University (METU) of Ankara. He is a Chemical Engineer, with an MSc and PhD (the latter earned for work on Polymer Chemistry and Physics). He was a staff member of the Departments. of Chemistry and Polymer Science and Technology, of METU, until his retirement. He is the founder of the Department of Polymer Science and technology of METU. He also worked for at Princeton University and the University of California (at Berkeley) as a visiting scientist, at different times in his career.
Professor Akovali is one of the founding members of the Turkish Polymer Engineering and Science Society and the Asian Polymer Federation, and he is currently the Deputy President of the latter. He is the Turkish representative for the European Polymer Federation. Professor Akovali has written over 150 scientific papers, which have been published in leading refereed international scientific journals, in addition to a number of other technical articles. He has written four books and acted as General Editor for seven books.
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