Biodegradable plastics: Green hope or greenwashing?

(Micro)plastic crisis: Un-ignorable contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change

(2020) Maocai Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Are biodegradable plastics a promising solution to solve the global plastic pollution?

(2020) Maocai Shen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period

(2019) Imogen E. Napper et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Analysis and Prevention of Microplastics Pollution in Water: Current Perspectives and Future Directions

(2019) Yolanda Picó et al.   ACS Omega

Can biotechnology strategies effectively manage environmental (micro)plastics?

(2019) Maocai Shen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic bacterial communities in the Bay of Brest: Influence of polymer type and size

(2018) Laura Frère et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin

(2018) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Molecular Characterization of the Bacterial Community in Biofilms for Degradation of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyhexanoate) Films in Seawater

(2018) Tomohiro Morohoshi et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Microplastics research—from sink to source

(2018) Chelsea M. Rochman   SCIENCE

Biodegradability standards for carrier bags and plastic films in aquatic environments: a critical review

(2018) Jesse P. Harrison et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Sorption and desorption of phenanthrene on biodegradable poly(butylene adipate co-terephtalate) microplastics

(2018) Lin-Zi Zuo et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Plastic waste as a global challenge: are biodegradable plastics the answer to the plastic waste problem?

(2018) Tanja Narancic et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Commercial plastics claiming biodegradable status: Is this also accurate for marine environments?

(2018) Monick Nazareth et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Environment: A journey on plastic seas

(2017) Richard Thompson   NATURE

The ecological impacts of marine debris: unraveling the demonstrated evidence from what is perceived

(2016) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ECOLOGY

Effects of microplastics on European flat oysters, Ostrea edulis and their associated benthic communities

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on a marine ecosystem engineer (Arenicola marina) and sediment nutrient cycling

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Augmentation of a Microbial Consortium for Enhanced Polylactide (PLA) Degradation

(2015) Nimisha R. Nair et al.   INDIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive, and increasing

(2015) Chris Wilcox et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastics and environmental health: the road ahead

(2013) Emily J. North et al.   REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

(2012) Matthias C. Rillig   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Critical Review of Norms and Standards for Biodegradable Agricultural Plastics Part Ι. Biodegradation in Soil

(2010) Demetres Briassoulis et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Plastics recycling: challenges and opportunities

(2009) J. Hopewell et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES