Terrestrial fugitive plastic packaging: the blind spot in resolving plastic pollution

Editorial: Plastic Pollution

Marine birds and plastic pollution

The intrinsic properties and widespread presence of plastic particles in the marine environment have profound effects on birds inhabiting the world's oceans. Industrial and user-plastics composed of polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, styrofoam, and polyvinyl chloride are the most prevalent forms of plastic marine pollution. Their dispersal and accumulation, in average densities of 1000 t...

High Reliability Plastic Packaging for Microelectronics

This Laboratory Directed Research & Development (LDRD) project conducted in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 under case 3526.030 was devoted to the development of test structures and associated measurement methodology for assessing the reliability of plastic encapsulated microelectronic devices. The end goal was the conceptual specification of one or more Assembly Test Chips (ATCs) which could be use...

Near Hermetic Air Cavity Plastic Packaging for

This paper will detail the design and manufacturing elements of near hermetic air cavity packages produced by injection molding of low moisture diffusivity polymers. The R-Pak process uses a patented sealing methodology to take maximum advantage of the properties of the starting polymeric material. The material properties and advantages will be presented. The very low moisture diffusivity of th...

Returnable plastic packaging flow in the automotive industry

In this thesis, companies using returnable plastic packaging are investigated from a green logistics’ perspective, focusing on the washing process performed after they are used. Returnable plastic boxes used to carry components are, in some cases, washed systematically to secure customer requirements. The purpose of this master thesis is to describe existing flows of returnable plastic boxes by...