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Polymer Degradation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021533

Type of chemical change in which a polymeric substance breaks down into simpler, smaller weight substances as the result of (for example) oxidation, hydrolysis, heat, sunlight, attack by solvents or microbial action.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021533
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA Polymer Exemption Guidance Manual EPA 744-B-97-001 at www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-03/documents/polyguid.pdf
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021533",
  "term": "Polymer Degradation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Type of chemical change in which a polymeric substance breaks down into simpler, smaller weight substances as the result of (for example) oxidation, hydrolysis, heat, sunlight, attack by solvents or microbial action.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Polymer Exemption Guidance Manual EPA 744-B-97-001 at www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-03/documents/polyguid.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/polymer-degradation/"
}

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