Environmental social science and the distinction between resource use and industrial pollution: reflections on an international comparative study

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the definition of environmental issues and the validity of differentiating between industrial pollution problems and the use of natural resources. A comparative case study including countries of different political systems and socio-economic conditions provided us with data to reflect on this question.

A tough and sustainable fiber-forming material from lignin and waste poly(ethylene terephthalate)

“…4b shows natural logarithm of reduced tensile strength as a function of volume fraction of lignin. The reduced tensile strength is described by eqn (1). 30 The plot is used for quantitative estimation of interaction using the composition dependence of strength model.…”

“…Conservation of petrochemicals and utilization of wastes and renewable materials are essential to avoid industrial pollution. 1 Proposed reliable solutions include usage of materials made from renewable sources and development of value-added products from wastes. 2 Lignin, a natural polymer in biomass, is a coproduct from paper mills and bioreneries and is a promising feedstock for renewable plastics.…”