Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

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Degradation behavior of biocomposites based on cassava starch buried under indoor soil conditions

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Contamination of beach sediments of a subalpine lake with microplastic particles

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Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

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Deterioration of bioplastic carrier bags in the environment and assessment of a new recycling alternative

(2012) Cesare Accinelli et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Laboratory Test Methods to Determine the Degradation of Plastics in Marine Environmental Conditions

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Microbial Biofilms Facilitate Adhesion in Biofouling Invertebrates

(2010) John D. Zardus et al.   BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN

Degradation of plastic carrier bags in the marine environment

(2010) Tim O’Brine et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Early microbial biofilm formation on marine plastic debris

(2010) Delphine Lobelle et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biofouling and stability of synthetic polymers in sea water

(2009) Trishul Artham et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biodegradability of Plastics

(2009) Yutaka Tokiwa et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Monitoring the abundance of plastic debris in the marine environment

(2009) P. G. Ryan et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

(2008) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Biodegradation of Aliphatic and Aromatic Polycarbonates

(2007) Trishul Artham et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE