The Scipinion center for plastics safety
Advancing collective wisdom through collaborative expertise and objective peer review across the entire plastic lifecycle.
Advancing collective wisdom through collaborative expertise and objective peer review across the entire plastic lifecycle.
The Plastics Center of Excellence works in plastics science, technology, and recycling across the following topics:
The Plastics Center of Excellence works in Plastics science, technology and recycling on
the following topics:
A SciPinion panel identified substantial methodological flaws with a publication that proposed that water-soluble film composed of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA or PVOH) used in unit-dose laundry products (laundry pods or capsules) is not completely degraded in wastewater treatment plants. Read more here.
1,3-Butadiene (BD) is an important industrial chemical used as a building block precursor for synthetic rubber materials including tires, hoses, gaskets, and other polymer products. While BD serves critical industrial functions, questions have persisted about potential human health risks from environmental and occupational exposures, particularly regarding cancer and noncancer effects. Read more here.
SciPinion conducted an independent review of a publication proposing that water-soluble film composed of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA or PVOH) used in unit-dose laundry products (laundry pods or capsules) is not completely degraded in wastewater treatment plants.The expert panel identified substantial methodological flaws in the original publication. Read more here.
An international panel of experts reviewed the cancer weight of evidence (WOE) and mode of action (MOA) information for three lower acrylates (methyl, ethyl, and 2-ethylhexyl), coming to a contrary finding to IARC’s recent conclusion. Read more here.