JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The Journal of Polymers and the Environment fills the need for an international forum in this diverse and rapidly expanding field. The journal serves a crucial role for the publication of information from a wide range of disciplines and is a central outlet for the publication of high-quality peer-reviewed original papers, review articles and short communications. The journal is intentionally interdisciplinary in regard to contributions and covers the following subjects - polymers, environmentally degradable polymers, and degradation pathways: biological, photochemical, oxidative and hydrolytic; new environmental materials: derived by chemical and biosynthetic routes; environmental blends and composites; developments in processing and reactive processing of environmental polymers; characterization of environmental materials: mechanical, physical, thermal, rheological, morphological, and others; recyclable polymers and plastics recycling environmental testing: in-laboratory simulations, outdoor exposures, and standardization of methodologies; environmental fate: end products and intermediates of biodegradation; microbiology and enzymology of polymer biodegradation; solid-waste management and public legislation specific to environmental polymers; and other related topics.

《聚合物与环境》杂志满足了在这一多样化和迅速发展的领域建立一个国际论坛的需要。该期刊在出版来自广泛学科的信息方面发挥着至关重要的作用，也是发表高质量的同行评审原始论文、评论文章和简短交流的主要渠道。该期刊有意在贡献方面具有跨学科性质，涵盖下列主题----聚合物、环境可降解聚合物和降解途径：生物、光化学、氧化和水解；新的环境材料：化学和生物合成途径；环境混合物和复合材料；环境聚合物的加工和反应处理的发展情况；环境材料的特性：机械、物理、热、流变、形态和其他；可回收聚合物和塑料回收环境测试：实验室内模拟、户外暴露和方法的标准化；环境归宿：生物降解的最终产品和中间体；聚合物生物降解的微生物学和酶学；针对环境聚合物的固体废物管理和公共立法；以及其他相关议题。