Sentences with phrase «of synthetic plastics»

Typical air filters, which are usually made of micron - sized fibers of synthetic plastics, physically filter the small particles but aren't able to chemically capture gaseous molecules.

Not exact matches

The truffle oil had broken down into some foul smelling synthetic components, but that shit SOLD OUT because people love taste of burnt plastic so long as you tell them it has truffles.

«Conservatively, we can identify at least 56,000 tonnes of plastic entering our environment every year, [including] beverage litter, tyre dust, synthetic fibres, production waste, microbeads and plastic bags,» Boomerang Alliance national policy director Dave West said.

Naty panty liners and sanitary pads offer superior protection without the use of oil - based plastics, fragrances, chlorine or synthetic dyes.

Polyester - A synthetic, woven fiber used primarily in the manufacture of plastic.

Disposable diapers have an exterior that incorporates a plastic - covered fabric called PUL to keep moisture from seeping out of the knitted interior lining of cotton, bamboo or synthetics.

Manufacturers attach small Velcro straps, self - attaching synthetic fabric, or plastic adhesive to secure the back of the diaper to the front.

Depending upon the mood of the discussion, these might be the use of slings, extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping, or perhaps the avoidance of strollers, cribs, playpens, vaccinations, circumcisions, television, synthetic fabrics, allopathic medicine, disposable diapers, plastic toys, pacifiers, or bottles.

Cloth pads are made from a variety of fabric options, both synthetic and natural, that are far more comfortable and breathable than rough paper and plastic products.

Katie Anthony, a mother of two and a Seattle - based blogger at KatyKatiKate.com, cloth - diapered for her first baby but crossed over for her second, lamenting, «When you pull the Diaper Genie bag out of the pail, and you just see this blue plastic tube full of NASA - invented synthetic fibers that are soaked in human waste, and it's just this foul little sausage, there's a part of me that is really sad.»

Additionally, disposable diapers are made of synthetic ingredients like plastic and synthetic rubber and natural ingredients like oil and tree pulp.

Disposable diapers are made of ingredients including plastic, synthetic rubber, oil and tree pulp.

Combine that with the use of synthetic materials like plastic and rubber - its no wonder that according to the Journal of Pediatrics 63 % of babies using disposable diapers develop a diaper rash within the first 8 weeks of life.

Chris Pappas is president of Styron, a company that develops plastics, latex, and synthetic rubber.

In an unusual exercise of its authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on December 30 the establishment of a «chemicals of concern» list and action plans that could prompt restrictions on four types of synthetic chemicals used widely in manufacturing and consumer products, including phthalates used to make flexible plastics, often for toys, household products and medical equipment.

Plastics, synthetic pollutants, and even things such as steroids, which will be geochemically detectable for millions, and perhaps even billions, of years

«Plastic proteins: Synthetic material mimics essential characteristics of natural proteins: With inexpensive chemical base, variety of materials could be as limitless as proteins are.»

Researchers hoping to design new materials for energy uses have developed a system to make synthetic polymers — some would say plastics — with the versatility of nature's own polymers, the ubiquitous proteins.

Dyes came first, soon followed by paints, solvents, aspirin, sweeteners, laxatives, detergents, inks, anesthetics, cosmetics, adhesives, photographic materials, roofing, resins, and the first primitive plastics — all synthetic and all derived from coal tar, the fountainhead of commercial chemistry.

Ragas says compost probably doesn't contribute as much plastic to the environment as other sources, such as sewage treatment plant sludge, which contains polyester debris from clothes washers, and runoff from streets, which can be loaded with particles of synthetic rubber used in tires.

Kilian said his team's synthetic microenvironment lies somewhere in the middle of two extremes in the field of modeling biology: the hard plastic plate, and expensive mouse avatars that are created by injecting human tumor cells into mice.

BOSTON — Every year, humans use a trillion plastic grocery bags globally — but they make up only 2 % of all synthetic polymers manufactured annually.

PET carpet advocates report that because plastic beverage containers are made with top quality resins as required by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, recycled PET is superior to lower grades of virgin synthetic fibers used in making other brands of polyester carpet yarns.

The large molecules — long chains of smaller molecules bonded together, form any synthetic clothing you might be wearing, rubbers and glues, and anything made of plastic.

I found that culturing cardiac valve cells on synthetic hydrogels preserves their normal properties better than the traditional plastic plates do, and I discovered a signaling pathway connecting the stiffness of the supporting scaffold to the cells» cytoskeletal structure.

But boxed wine may have an environmental dark side: Some of the plastic bags inside the boxes contain Bisphenol - A (BPA), a synthetic chemical that has been in use for four decades to strengthen plastic food containers and other items but recently has been linked to a range of human health problems.

Pediatrician Barbara Cromer of Case Western Reserve University notes that many pesticides and plastics contain synthetic estrogens, and that cattle fattened with estrogen have up to five times as much of it in their tissue as do untreated cattle.

Confronted with these findings, scientists began to wonder whether small quantities of synthetic chemical compounds found in our food and water — and in everyday products like makeup, plastics, and bug spray — could be sabotaging human fertility, undermining our immune systems, or affecting prenatal development.

Ethylene is one of the most widely used molecules in the chemical industry and is the starting material in the manufacture of detergents, synthetic lubricants, and the vast majority of plastics like polyethylene, polystyrene, and polyvinyl chloride essential to modern society.»

With genetically engineered microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, playing an increasing role in the green chemistry production of valuable chemical products including therapeutic drugs, advanced biofuels and biodegradable plastics from renewables, Cas9 is emerging as an important genome - editing tool for practitioners of synthetic biology.

Your chairs, synthetic rugs and plastic bags could one day be made out of cocoa, rice and vegetable waste rather than petroleum, scientists are now reporting.

Synthetic biologists are fitting the genomes of microorganisms with synthetic gene circuits to break down polluting plastics, non-invasively diagnose and treat infections in the human gut, and generate chemicals and nutrition on long - haul spaceSynthetic biologists are fitting the genomes of microorganisms with synthetic gene circuits to break down polluting plastics, non-invasively diagnose and treat infections in the human gut, and generate chemicals and nutrition on long - haul spacesynthetic gene circuits to break down polluting plastics, non-invasively diagnose and treat infections in the human gut, and generate chemicals and nutrition on long - haul space flights.

Polymers (POL): The study and development of polymers; materials that have a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together, e.g., many synthetic organic materials used as plastics and resins.

Human industrial activity may also prove to be visible in the geological record in the form of long - lived synthetic molecules from plastics and other products, or radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons.

plastic Any of a series of materials that are easily deformable; or synthetic materials that have been made from polymers (long strings of some building - block molecule) that tend to be lightweight, inexpensive and resistant to degradation.

The synthetic estrogen BPA, once common in plastic water bottles and baby bottles, is still used in the linings of most metal food cans.

Silicones — or siloxanes as they are also known — are something of a hybrid between synthetic rubbers and synthetic plastic polymers.

Look for the Carpet and Rug Institute's Green Label Plus certification, or simply skip synthetic latex, plastic, and foam rubber in favor of natural latex.

Between the years 1929 and 1935, a slew of different synthetic - plastics were developed for use in industry.

Many types of synthetic fiber clothing also contain plastics and plastic chemicals.

While this method dates back to the ancient Aztecs, the modern hydroponic method involves a lot of plastic and some synthetic fertilizers, and I've held back from exploring it for these reasons.

Of course, this isn't a risk with sanitary napkins, but they have their own risks and problems (plastics, chemicals, synthetic fibers, etc).

However, in a lot of cases, if we are getting the diet dialed in, orgetting like some omega - 3, fatty acid supplements in, we're removing synthetic estrogens, the plastics, and all the other exposures, the phthalates, and all the other endocrine disruptors, and health and skincare products, and then we're addressing underlying issues, I've had great success with many women - women.

I am offered a glass (not plastic, he's very anti-plastic, which he says contains synthetic hormones) of alkaline water made in a machine that «acts on the water like a mountain brook» by making the molecules more absorbable.

Conventional sanitary pads contain myriad toxic chemicals, plastics and synthetic fibers that sit against the permeable skin of the vulva for days every month.

BPA — a synthetic chemical which is falling out of fashion, but still used in plastic water bottles, shower curtains, paper receipts and endless consumer goods.

Stress, caffeine intake, synthetic estrogens in birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy and xeno - estrogens from cleaning products, plastics and cosmetics are among some of the causes of excess levels of estrogen in the body.

The BIG problem with BPA is that it has been found to be a known source of synthetic hormones like oestrogen, and that plastics containing it can break down easily, especially when they are washed, heated or stressed in any way, allowing the chemical to leach into the food or water it is in contact with allowing it to enter the human body.

Synthetics and plastic restrict the free flow of air and blood circulation in women's pelvic area, alter the normal homeostasis of the pelvic floor muscles and can promote growth of yeast and bacteria.

While it is impossible to avoid phthalates completely, we can drastically decrease our exposure by avoiding plastics to the best of our ability, especially in the kitchen (replace plastic storage containers with glass ones), avoiding synthetic fragrances (assume that any product that lists «fragrance,» «perfume» or «parfum» as an ingredient contains the chemical), purchase phthalate - free makeup, eat organic whenever possible (to avoid phthalates in pesticides), and finally, by avoiding the use of scented candles and air fresheners with synthetic scents (pure essential oils are a healthier alternative).