Identify poisonous resins

Today plastic bags, plastic bags are in the period of 'golden age', where they are used, every product is used and every house is used. However, there are many types produced from toxic plastic materials for health c

Today plastic bags, plastic bags are in the ' golden age ' period, where strawberries are also used, every product is used and every house is used. However, there are many types produced from plastic materials harmful to human health. Then identify how toxic plastic? This article will help you.

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In general, PP, PE and PS plastics are non-toxic plastics. PE and PP are often used to produce fixed food containers such as trays, boxes, and discs. PVC plastic is a toxic plastic, can not be used to produce bags or food containers.

- To identify whether the plastic is toxic or not, use scissors to cut a piece of food bag into the fire and observe: the plastic is not toxic, it is very flammable; and vice versa toxic plastic is difficult to burn. Non-toxic plastic after pulling out of the fire still continues to burn; while the toxic plastic when out of the fire will turn off. Non-toxic plastic when burning has liquid, unburnt liquid, whereas toxic plastic burns no bubbles but fumes and has a strange smell.

- The weight of toxic plastic is usually larger, drop into water that is easy to sink, and non-toxic type is light and floating in water.

- Plastic with toxic touch is softer, on the surface there are tiny particles like small grains of sand. Non-toxic plastic touches silky smooth like beeswax.

 

Update 14 December 2018
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