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Bridging Three Gaps in Biodegradable Plastics: Misconceptions and Truths About Biodegradation

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021
In the wake of plastic pollution increasing around the world, biodegradable plastics are one of the fastest-growing segments within the global plastics market. The biodegradation of these plastics depends on diverse factors including, but not limited to,
Shinhyeong Choe, Yujin Kim, Yejin Won, Jaewook Myung   +3 more
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2,2-Bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1-Propanol—A Persistent Product of Bisphenol A Bio-Oxidation in Fortified Environmental Water, as Identified by HPLC/UV/ESI-MS

Toxics, 2021
Biodegradation of bisphenol A in the environmental waters (lake, river, and sea) has been studied on the base of fortification of the samples taken and the biodegradation products have been analyzed using HPLC/UV/ESI-MS.
Małgorzata Drzewiecka, Monika Beszterda, Magdalena Frańska, Rafał Frański   +3 more
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Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene LDPE by marine bacterial strains Gordonia alkanivorans PBM1 and PSW1 isolated from Mediterranean Sea, Alexandria, Egypt. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Plastic has become an essential part of daily human activity. Nonetheless, its over-utilization has resulted in environmental accumulation, leading to marine contamination.
Wafaa DM, Sadik MW, Eissa HF, Tonbol K.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Inclusion of seasonal variation in river system microbial communities and phototroph activity increases environmental relevance of laboratory chemical persistence tests [PDF]

, 2020
Regulatory tests assess crop protection product environmental fate and toxicity before approval for commercial use. Although globally applied laboratory tests can assess biodegradation, they lack environmental complexity.
Bending, G. D., Hand, Laurence H., Hilton, Sally L., Pearson, Jonathan M., Southwell, Rebecca V.   +4 more
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Tuneable and biodegradable poly(ester amide)s for disposable facemasks [PDF]

, 2023
The widespread use of disposable facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to environmental widespread concern due to microplastic pollution. Biodegradable disposable facemasks are a first step to reducing the environmental impact of pandemics.
arxiv   +1 more source

First Report on the Bioremediation of Textile Industrial Effluents by Piptoporus Betulinus IEBL-3 by Using Response Surface Methodology

Applied Sciences, 2022
The current study was performed to optimize three different industrial textile effluent biodegradation potentials of a brown rot fungus, Piptoporus betulinus IEBL-3, to reduce environmental pollution.
Raja Tahir Mahmood, Muhammad Javaid Asad, Muhammad Asgher, Falak Sher Khan, Khursheed Muzammil, Nazim Nasir, Pervez Anwar, Muhammad Awais   +7 more
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Evaluation of crude oil biodegradation using mixed fungal cultures.

PLoS ONE, 2021
The use of potent fungal mixed cultures is a promising technique for the biodegradation of crude oil. Four isolates of fungi, namely, Alternaria alternata (AA-1), Aspergillus flavus (AF-3), Aspergillus terreus (AT-7), and Trichoderma harzianum (TH-5 ...
Abeer R M Abd El-Aziz, Monira R Al-Othman, Sameh M Hisham, Shereen M Shehata   +3 more
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Plastic Biodegradation through Insects and their Symbionts Microbes: A Review

Journal of Bioresource Management, 2021
Plastic waste has recently been identified as one of the most serious environmental issues, affecting all life forms, natural habitats, and the economy, and is one of the most serious global environmental problems, second only to climate change ...
Huda Bilal, Hasnain Raza, Haseena Bibi, Tehmina Bibi   +3 more
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Living and Regenerative Material Encapsulating Self-Assembled Shewanella oneidensis-CdS Hybrids for Photocatalytic Biodegradation of Organic Dyes

Microorganisms, 2022
Reductive biodegradation by microorganisms has been widely explored for detoxifying recalcitrant contaminants; however, the biodegradation capacity of microbes is limited by the energy level of the released electrons.
Mingyue Tao, Chenyang Jin, Hongfei Lu, Kai Jin, Lin Yu, Jinliang Liu, Jing Zhang, Xiaohui Zhu, Yihan Wu   +8 more
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A critical review of the formation of mono- and dicarboxylated metabolic intermediates of alkylphenol polyethoxylates during wastewater treatment and their environmental significance [PDF]

, 2010
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2010 Taylor & Francis.Alkylphenoxyacetic acids, the metabolic biodegradation products of alkylphenol ethoxylates, are commonly found in ...
AEA Technology Environment, Ahel M., Ahel M., Ahel M., APE Research Council, Ashfield L. A., Ball H. A., Barber L. B., Bennie T. D., Bennie T. D., Birkett J. W., Cefic, Cheng C. Y., Comber M. H. I., DiCorcia A., DiCorcia A., DiCorcia A., DiCorcia A., Ding W. H., Ding W. H., Duarte C. L., Dutta A. P., E. Cartmell, Environment Canada and Health Canada, European Commission, European Commission, European Commission, European Commission, Ferguson P. L., Ferguson P. L., Ferguson P. L., Field J. A., Fujii K., Fujita M., Garcia-Reyero N., Gehringer P., Gibson R., Giger W., Giger W., Gray M. A., Gutsche C. D., Haag W. R., Hayashi S., Hill W. J., Hoai P. M., Ike M., Isobe T., Ito Y., J. N. Lester, John D. M., Kinae N., Knepper T. P., Koh Y. K. K., Komori K., Langford K. H., Lee H. B., Lee H. B., Lester J. N., Liu X., M. D. Scrimshaw, Maeda S., Maki H., Maki H., Mann A. H., Mansour M., Manzano M. A., Maruyama K., Mayer T., Minamiyama M., Moraes M. C. F., N. Paterakis, Nguyen M. H., Nimrod A. C., Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Petrovic M., Petrovic M., Petrovic M., Purdom C. E., Reinhard M., Schroder H. F., Servos M. R., Sheahan D., Staples C. A., Stiff M. J., Sumpter J. P., Szymanski A., Szymanski A., T. Y. Chiu, Tanghe T., Tarrant H., Terzic S., Ushida Y., Ventura F., Wagener S., Water Technology International Corporation, Zhang J.   +95 more
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