Migration of heavy metals from recycled polyethylene terephthalate during storage and microwave heating

Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 189-207

  Whitt, Michael ^a   Brown, Wyatt ^a   Danes, Jeffrey E ^a   Vorst, Keith L ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food; heavy metals; microwave; migration; packaging

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM; CATALYSTS; CHROMIUM; CITRIC ACID; DEGRADATION; DEIONIZED WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FILMS; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEAD; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; NICKEL; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYETHYLENES; PUBLIC RISKS; RECYCLING; SPECTROMETRY; TESTING;

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRIES; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS; HEAVY METAL CATALYSTS; HEAVY METAL MIGRATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; MIGRATION; RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; STANDARD TEST METHOD;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84960491666     PISSN: 87560879     EISSN: 15308014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756087915590190     Document Type: Article

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