Ecology of Products and Environmental Communication, Novamont S.p.A., Novara, Italy In order to understand what happened at the cube at molecular level in the first 16 days of biodegradation we must ...

Figure 1: Part of a proposed reductive pathway for the anaerobic degradation of naphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene and tetralin by sulphate-reducing bacteria 23. Biodegradation in oil reservoirs ...

The progressive application of new biodegradable plastics in agriculture calls for improved testing approaches to assure their environmental safety. Full biodegradation (≥90%) prevents accumulation in ...

Crude oil has been part of the marine environment for millions of years, and microbes that use its rich source of energy and carbon are found in seawater, sediments, and shorelines from the tropics to ...

The agricultural use of conventional, polyethylene-based mulch films leads to the accumulation of remnant film pieces in agricultural soils with negative impacts for soil productivity and ecology. A ...

The marine environment is quite different from the land ecosystem in terms of temperature, oxygen concentration and light intensity, among other factors. Biodegradation of plastic waste on land can ...

To date, several different microorganisms have been found to participate in the biodegradation of various synthetic plastic materials following their isolation from the soil of plastic-dumping sites, ...

Modern agriculture uses a lot of plastic, especially in the form of mulch film that farmers use to cover field soils. This keeps the soils moist for crops, suppresses weeds and promotes crop growth.

One of the most widespread applications of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is as a raw material in the form of filaments for 3D printing. To improve final disposal ...