Validation studies of a quick test for predicting the sorption and washing properties of refillable plastic bottles

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 14, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 685-693

  Nielsen, Tim ^a   Damant, Andrew P ^a   Castle, Laurence ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inertness; Polyethyleneterephthalate; Quick test; Refillable bottles; Sorption; Surrogate contaminants; Washing

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLEANING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TECHNIQUE;

ABSORPTION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0030867450     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652039709374580     Document Type: Article

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