Anthony L. Andrady

Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal

Abstract The accumulation of mismanaged plastic waste (MPW) in the environment is a global growing concern. Knowing with precision where litter is generated is important to targ...

Microplastics in the marine environment

Fouling of floating plastic debris under Biscayne Bay exposure conditions

Assessment of Environmental Biodegradation of Synthetic Polymers

Abstract The large-scale commercial use of synthetic polymers and their disposal in the environment is a phenomenon less than half a century old, a duration which is minuscule i...

Outdoor weathering of selected polymeric materials under marine exposure conditions

Changes in carbonyl index and average molecular weight on embrittlement of enhanced-photodegradable polyethylenes

Studies on enhanced degradable plastics. II. Weathering of enhanced photodegradable polyethylenes under marine and freshwater floating exposure

Weathering of polyethylene (LDPE) and enhanced photodegradable polyethylene in the marine environment

Abstract The outdoor weathering of polyethylene homopolymer under exposure in air and in sea water was studied. Rate of deterioration as indicated by the loss in mean ultimate e...