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Plastics Environmental Risk Calculator

Abstract

SF-24-074 The Plastics Environmental Risk Calculator (PERC) was developed in Microsoft Excel and estimates the environmental distribution and lifetime of new biobased and conventional plastics from commonly measured properties of the plastics. A Random Forest regression model embedded in the calculator calculates plastic degradation rates and lifetimes as a proxy for environmental risk. Model default assumptions may be overwritten by the user.

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Beckman, Kevin [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)], Picel, Kurt [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)]. 2024-12-12. Plastics Environmental Risk Calculator. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20241212.1

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