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Microbial Degradation and Valorization of Plastic Wastes

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Biodegradation and disintegration of expanded polystyrene by land snails Achatina fulica

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Biodegradation of Polystyrene by Dark (Tenebrio obscurus) and Yellow (Tenebrio molitor) Mealworms (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Microbial Ecotoxicology of Marine Plastic Debris: A Review on Colonization and Biodegradation by the “Plastisphere”

(2019) Justine Jacquin et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Uptake and adverse effects of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics fibers on terrestrial snails (Achatina fulica) after soil exposure

(2019) Yang Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in a municipal wastewater treatment plant: Fate, dynamic distribution, removal efficiencies, and control strategies

(2019) Xuemin Lv et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

A novel clean production approach to utilize crop waste residues as co-diet for mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) biomass production with biochar as byproduct for heavy metal removal

(2019) Shan-Shan Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Changes in the gut microbiome and enzymatic profile of Tenebrio molitor larvae biodegrading cellulose, polyethylene and polystyrene waste

(2019) Sebastian W. Przemieniecki et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Generation of high-efficient biochar for dye adsorption using frass of yellow mealworms (larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus) fed with wheat straw for insect biomass production

(2019) Shan-Shan Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Biodegradation of mixture of plastic films by tailored marine consortia

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Biodegradation of polystyrene wastes in yellow mealworms (larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus): Factors affecting biodegradation rates and the ability of polystyrene-fed larvae to complete their life cycle

(2018) Shan-Shan Yang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Plastic Mixtures in Mealworms (Larvae of Tenebrio molitor) and Effects on the Gut Microbiome

(2018) Anja Malawi Brandon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ubiquity of polystyrene digestion and biodegradation within yellow mealworms, larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

(2018) Shan-Shan Yang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris

(2017) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Mineralisation of 14 C-labelled polystyrene plastics by Penicillium variabile after ozonation pre-treatment

(2017) Lili Tian et al.   New Biotechnology

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Plastic waste in the marine environment: A review of sources, occurrence and effects

(2016) W.C. LI et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics pollution and reduction strategies

(2016) Wei-Min Wu et al.   Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

Prospects for microbiological solutions to environmental pollution with plastics

(2015) Martin C. Krueger et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

DNA extraction methodology for biochar-amended sand and clay

(2015) Lauren Hale et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 1. Chemical and Physical Characterization and Isotopic Tests

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms

(2014) Jun Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

PEAR: a fast and accurate Illumina Paired-End reAd mergeR

(2013) J. Zhang et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

New perspectives in plastic biodegradation

(2011) Alex Sivan   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Isolation and characteristics of a novel biphenyl-degrading bacterial strain, Dyella ginsengisoli LA-4

(2009) Ang LI et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Biofilm formation and partial biodegradation of polystyrene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

(2008) Roi Mor et al.   BIODEGRADATION

Utilization of chemically oxidized polystyrene as co-substrate by filamentous fungi

(2008) Oriana Motta et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH