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(2019) Line Roager et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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Review on plastic wastes in marine environment – Biodegradation and biotechnological solutions

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Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastic particles by the fungus Aspergillus flavus from the guts of wax moth Galleria mellonella

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Simulating soil surface temperature under plastic film mulching during seedling emergence of spring maize with the RZ–SHAW and DNDC models

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Assessment of the effect of plastic mulching on soil respiration in the arid agricultural region of China under future climate scenarios

(2018) Yongxiang Yu et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

A regional evaluation of plastic film mulching for improving crop yields on the Loess Plateau of China

(2018) Feng Zhang et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

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

(2018) Čeněk Novotný et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

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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(2017) Julianna Peixoto et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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(2017) Ana Paço et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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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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Assessment of the Whole Environmental Degradation of Oxo-Biodegradable Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) Films Designed for Mulching Applications

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