1. Degradation of Polymers of Methacrylic Acid Salts and Copolymers of these Salts with Methyl Methacrylate --; 2. Thermal Degradation Mechanisms in Condensation Polymers --; 3. Degradation and Stabilisation of Polyesters of Biological and Synthetic Origin --; 4. Degradation of Poly (methyl methacrylate) by Ionizing Radia-tion and Mechanical Forces --; 5. Mechanochemistry of Lignocellulosic Materials --; 6. Reactions of Small Radicals with Polymers during Degradation --; 7. Mechanism of Fire-retardancy in Chloroparaffin-Polymer Mixtures.