We are reporting the effects of salt water on the degradation of various plastics, simulating as if they were floating in the ocean. We moninitored characteristic absorptions of various common plastics such as polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene and polycarbonate by FTIR their degradation in saline solution. The plastics degraded at different rates.

FTIR studies on the effects of salt water on the degradation of various plastics

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