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JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 938-945Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-017-0990-9
Keywords
Biodegradable polymers; Ecotoxicity; Bioassay; Allium cepa
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- Foundation for Research of the State of Sao Paulo - FAPESP [2014/09883-5]
- National Council of Scientific and Technological Development CNPQ
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Biodegradable polymers are considered a feasible option to minimize the environment impacts of high disposal of solid waste. Nevertheless, environmental safety of these materials is a few explored issue. In this context, this study evaluated ecotoxicological effects in soil of the biodegradable materials poly(lactic acid)-PLA, poly(butylene adipate co-terephthalate)-PBAT and their blends compatibilized with a chain extender. The tool used for this analysis was the bioassay with Allium cepa as test organism. The studied materials were not phytotoxic, cytotoxic, genotoxic nor mutagenic for meristematic cells of A. cepa.
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