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Galalith, a plastic derived from casein, is developed by Wilhelm Krische and Adolph Spitteler. [7] 1890s: Auguste Trillat discovers the means to insolubilize casein by immersion in formaldehyde, producing material marketed as galalith. [7] 1894: Shellac phonograph records are developed and soon become an industry standard. 1898
[17] [10] These airborne particles may become suspended in the air due to wave action in aquatic environments or the spread of wastewater treatment sludge on agricultural fields. [13] Once inhaled, these particles may lodge in the lungs or, through mucociliary clearance, be ingested and enter the digestive system.
The first plastic made from synthetic components, it was developed by Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909. [3] Bakelite was one of the first plastic-like materials to be introduced into the modern world and was popular because it could be moulded and then hardened into any shape.
How bad is the world’s plastic problem? Few disagree that the level of pollution has reached alarming heights. Between 2000 and 2019, annual production of plastics doubled to 460 million tons.
As plastic became increasingly cheaper to produce after World War II, the 1960s saw a plastic version produced en masse, according to the National Geographic, with variations such as jumbo and ...
Only about 5% of plastic waste in the U.S. gets recycled. Scientists, lawmakers and even chemical companies themselves are trying to change that.
Plastic recycling is low in the waste hierarchy, meaning that reduction and reuse are more favourable and long-term solutions for sustainability. It has been advocated since the early 1970s, [116] but due to economic and technical challenges, did not impact the management of plastic waste to any significant extent until the late 1980s. The ...
By contributing to the development of chronic disease and death, a group of hormone-disruptive plastic chemicals is costing the US health care system billions — over $249 billion in 2018 alone ...