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Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

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Gas chromatography-Mass Spectra analysis and deleterious potential of fungal based polythene-degradation products

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Potential of fungi isolated from the dumping sites mangrove rhizosphere soil to degrade polythene

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Biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate waste using Streptomyces species and kinetic modeling of the process

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A comparative study of gut microbiota profiles of earthworms fed in three different substrates

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Exploring potential applications of a novel extracellular polymeric substance synthesizing bacterium (Bacillus licheniformis) isolated from gut contents of earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) in environmental remediation

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Microplastic and soil protists: A call for research

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Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China

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Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

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Deterioration of irradiation/high-temperature pretreated, linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

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Growth kinetics and biodeterioration of polypropylene microplastics by Bacillus sp and Rhodococcus sp isolated from mangrove sediment

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Enhanced polymer degradation of polyethylene and polypropylene by novel thermophilic consortia of Brevibacillus sps. and Aneurinibacillus sp screened from waste management landfills and sewage treatment plants

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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY (2018)

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Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts: A potential for soil restoration

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Plastic degrading fungi Trichoderma viride and Aspergillus nomius isolated from local landfill soil in Medan

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FRIENDLY CITY 4 FROM RESEARCH TO IMPLEMENTATION FOR BETTER SUSTAINABILITY (2018)

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An overview on biodegradation of polystyrene and modified polystyrene: the microbial approach

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CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (2018)

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Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by Aspergillus tubingensis

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Shift in Mass Transfer of Wastewater Contaminants from Microplastics in the Presence of Dissolved Substances

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Soil aggregates as massively concurrent evolutionary incubators

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Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK - Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification

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Biodegradable film mulching improves soil temperature, moisture and seed yield of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)

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Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum-based plastics: how far are we?

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Biodegradative Activities of Selected Environmental Fungi on a Polyester Polyurethane Varnish and Polyether Polyurethane Foams

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Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin?

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A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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Enrichment and isolation of microbial strains degrading bioplastic polyvinyl alcohol and time course study of their degradation potential

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Prospects for microbiological solutions to environmental pollution with plastics

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Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms

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Methods for enhancing bio-hydrogen production from biological process: A review

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Biodegradation of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) by Mangrove Fungi From the Red Sea Coast

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Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene - A review

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The role of the copper-binding enzyme - laccase - in the biodegradation of polyethylene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

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Biodegradation of poly(L-lactide) (PLA) exposed to UV irradiation by a mesophilic bacterium

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Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

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Humic Acid Facilitates the Transport of ARS-Labeled Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles in Iron Oxyhydroxide-Coated Sand

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Biodegradation of Physicochemically Treated Polycarbonate by Fungi

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