Compostable plastics could be part of a solution to the world's plastic waste problem. But currently these materials need ...

A new cellulose-based material platform developed in Finland responds to tightening regulatory requirements and industry ...

Oil samples from the Bongor Basin, SW Chad have been geochemically characterized to investigate the biodegradation influence on alkylphenanthrenes. Concentrations of C0–3-alkylphenanthrenes (C0–3Ps) ...

Polyurethane plastic is hard to biodegrade and brings big environmental pressure. A study in Engineering reveals the structure and catalytic ...

Biodegradation is an important natural process during oil spill cleanup. A new study revealed that using spill treating agents does not negatively impact naturally occurring biodegradation. Using ...

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, ...

Epoxiconazole (EPO) and fludioxonil (FLU) are fluorinated fungicides known for their extremely high environmental persistence and significant ecotoxicological impact. Given their decades-old use in ...

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 ...

Humans are consuming natural resources at a rate much higher than that at which nature can regenerate or replenished. We all know that we depend on the nature to meet our energy need. With advancement ...

An Innovative and Accessible Solution The project's approach is simple: on the one hand, phages will be used, which act on bacteria that hinder degradation, thus favoring the work of beneficial ...

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 ...