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: Received: 5 August 2023 / Approved: 7 August 2023 / Online: 7 August 2023 (07:25:12 CEST)
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Zehra, S.H.; Ali, S.; Khan, S.A.; Zehra, S.M. Appraisement And Categorization Of Compostable And Non-Compostable Plastic Bags Using HHXRF Spectrophotometer, A Study On Brands In Islamabad. Preprints2023, 2023080490. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0490.v1
Zehra, S.H.; Ali, S.; Khan, S.A.; Zehra, S.M. Appraisement And Categorization Of Compostable And Non-Compostable Plastic Bags Using HHXRF Spectrophotometer, A Study On Brands In Islamabad. Preprints 2023, 2023080490. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0490.v1
Zehra, S.H.; Ali, S.; Khan, S.A.; Zehra, S.M. Appraisement And Categorization Of Compostable And Non-Compostable Plastic Bags Using HHXRF Spectrophotometer, A Study On Brands In Islamabad. Preprints2023, 2023080490. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0490.v1
APA Style
Zehra, S.H., Ali, S., Khan, S.A., & Zehra, S.M. (2023). Appraisement And Categorization Of Compostable And Non-Compostable Plastic Bags Using HHXRF Spectrophotometer, A Study On Brands In Islamabad. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0490.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Zehra, S.H., Said Akbar Khan and Syeda Mahnoor Zehra. 2023 "Appraisement And Categorization Of Compostable And Non-Compostable Plastic Bags Using HHXRF Spectrophotometer, A Study On Brands In Islamabad" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0490.v1
Abstract
The rapid development in industries manufacturing plastic bags is taking serious consideration to save the environment and human health, one way or the other. This study examines the composition of degradable and non-degradable plastic bags collected from the markets of different sectors of Islamabad. Hundred samples of both Degradable and non-degradable plastic bags were collected from the open market. The concentrations, proportion, and patterns of different heavy metals (additives) were used in the production of both degradable and non-degradable plastic bags by using the standard method with the help of Hands Held X-Ray Fluorescent (HHXRF) instrument. Samples results of the study showed Titanium, Calcium and Copper used in massive amounts, some of the toxic metals i.e., Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, Chromium and Mercury were also detected. This study also reveals that degradable plastic bags might be more hazardous than non-degradable plastic bags because due to the Photolytic properties of additives used in degradable plastic bags when the chains of polymers break, the heavy metals are released in environment and become the part of it. So, concern department like Ministry of climate change and Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency should take serious step to control these serious issues.
Keywords
Plastic Pollution; Plastic Bags; Hands Held X-Ray Fluorescent; Degradable and Non-degradable Bags
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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