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ArticleJournal of polymers and the environment2023

Weathering Effects on Degradation of Low-Density Polyethylene-Nanosilica Composite with Added Pro-oxidant.

Richard G Zepp, Brad Acrey, Mary J B Davis, Anthony L Andrady, Jason Locklin, Rachelle Arnold, Osadolor Okungbowa, Adwoa Commodore

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Article in Journal of polymers and the environment, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 55% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2023.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Richard G ZeppOffice of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 960 College Station Rd, Athens, GA, USA.
Brad AcreyLaboratory Services and Applied Science Division (LSASD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Athens, GA, USA.
Mary J B DavisOffice of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 960 College Station Rd, Athens, GA, USA.
Anthony L AndradyDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Jason LocklinDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Rachelle ArnoldDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Osadolor OkungbowaOffice of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 960 College Station Rd, Athens, GA, USA.
Adwoa CommodoreOffice of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 960 College Station Rd, Athens, GA, USA.
Environmental Protection Agency · USUniversity of Georgia · USNorth Carolina State University · US

Funding

Intramural EPA EPA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanomaterials are increasingly used in polymer composites to enhance their properties, such as mechanical performance and durability, increased electrical conductivity, and improved optical clarity. Here results are presented of a study simulating effects of weathering on degradation of a nanosilica-low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composite. Release of nanosilica from LDPE composites is a potential source of toxic SiO

Identifiers

PMID38516540
PMCPMC10953814
OpenAlexW4367307856

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Registered trials

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