the use of implication

[dgsherryforever]

"The chemists understood the implications for Russian industry of criminalizing chemicals found in paint, glue and even fingernail polish."

Could someone nice help me to explian the meaning of the sentence? I have some trouble in the two words "implication for" and " criminalizing" when I want to translate the sentence into Chinese.

Thanks a lot

[boert]

I'm pretty sure you'll find these words in a dictionary.