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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Unreliability of self-extinguishing plastics

Unreliability of self-extinguishing plastics

Broader

Inadequate safeguards against fire
Presentable
Environmental hazards from plastic materials
Presentable
Unreliability
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Urban fires
Presentable
Lethal fumes in modern house fires
Unpresentable

Strategy

Using plastic packaging for food
Presentable
Undertaking pre-disaster planning
Presentable
Protecting against fire hazards
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Industry » Plastics
  • Societal problems » Disposables
  • Research, standards » Quality unification
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    U3849
    DOCID
    13138490
    D7NID
    168781
    Last update
    Nov 28, 2022