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The Journal of Polymers and the Environment fills the need for an international forum in this diverse and rapidly expanding field. The journal serves a crucial role for the publication of information from a wide range of disciplines and is a central outlet for the publication of high-quality peer-reviewed original papers, review articles and short communications. The journal is intentionally interdisciplinary in regard to contributions and covers the following subjects - polymers, environmentally degradable polymers, and degradation pathways: biological, photochemical, oxidative and hydrolytic; new environmental materials: derived by chemical and biosynthetic routes; environmental blends and composites; developments in processing and reactive processing of environmental polymers; characterization of environmental materials: mechanical, physical, thermal, rheological, morphological, and others; recyclable polymers and plastics recycling environmental testing: in-laboratory simulations, outdoor exposures, and standardization of methodologies; environmental fate: end products and intermediates of biodegradation; microbiology and enzymology of polymer biodegradation; solid-waste management and public legislation specific to environmental polymers; and other related topics.

Editor-in-Chief:
Kerry Kirwan
University of Warwick, Coventry, England
Editorial Board:

Richard Ashby, USDA-ARS-ERRC, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA; Guy Barker, The University of Warwick, Warwick, Coventry, England; Veera Mallu Boddu, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Champaign, IL, USA; Stuart R. Coles, University of Warwick, Coventry, England; Nuno Correia, INEGI, Porto, Portugal; Giuliana Gorrasi, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy; Ji-Dong Gu, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China; John V. Hanna, University of Warwick, Coventry, England; Mohammad Jawaid, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; Carmen Scholz, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA; Graham Swift, G.S. Polymer Consultants, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Jeffrey Youngblood, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.