A+-+Polystyrene+&+Biopolymers

SCH4U1-02 : Yi Zhang Wednesday, October 13, 2010

= How long does it take for plastic garbage bags to decompose in a landfill site? What biodegradable materials can be used to replace polystyrene as a packaging material? =

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McGehee, Angie. (2006, November 01). There are plastics and there are bioplastics-How much do you know?. // Countryside & Small Stock Journal //, (6), 86, Retrieved October 2, 2010 from http://elibrary.bigchalk.com =====

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Sims, J. (2003). Polystyrene. In M. Bortman, P. Brimblecombe, M. A. Cunningham, W. P. Cunningham, & W. Freedman (Eds.) // Environmental Encyclopedia //, Vol. 2(3rd ed., pp. 1114). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. Retrieved September 27, 2010, from Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources via Gale: http://find.galegroup.com/grnr/start.do?prodId=GRNR =====

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Stein, R.S. (2004). Plastic. In R.M. Stapleton (Ed.), // Pollution A to Z //, Vol. 2, pp. 109-115. New York: MacMillan Reference USA. Retrieved September 27, 2010 from Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources via Gale: http://find.galegroup.com/grnr/start.do?prodId=GRNR =====