A review of biodegradable plastics to biodegradable microplastics: Another ecological threat to soil environments?

Recent advances in the sustainable design and applications of biodegradable polymers

(2021) Pawankumar Rai et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon accumulation in aged and unaged polyurethane microplastics in contaminated soil

(2021) Tereza Černá et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The microplastisphere: biodegradable microplastics addition alters soil microbial community structure and function

(2021) Jie Zhou et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

(2021) Thilakshani Atugoda et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Effects of microplastics on plant growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in a soil spiked with ZnO nanoparticles

(2021) Weiwei Yang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biodegradable mulching vs traditional polyethylene film for sustainable solarization: Chemical properties and microbial community response to soil management

(2021) Ida Di Mola et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

New insights into oxytetracycline (OTC) adsorption behavior on polylactic acid microplastics undergoing microbial adhesion and degradation

(2021) Ying Sun et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Photolytic degradation elevated the toxicity of polylactic acid microplastics to developing zebrafish by triggering mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis

(2021) Xingli Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The rise of artificial soil carbon inputs: Reviewing microplastic pollution effects in the soil environment

(2021) Oluchi Mbachu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics generated from a biodegradable plastic in freshwater and seawater

(2021) Xin-Feng Wei et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Adverse effects of oxo-degradable plastic leachates in freshwater environment

(2020) Simona Schiavo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Potential Use of Earthworms to Enhance Decaying of Biodegradable Plastics

(2020) Juan C. Sanchez-Hernandez et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

(2020) Jing-Jie Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Effect of prothioconazole on the degradation of microplastics derived from mulching plastic film: Apparent change and interaction with heavy metals in soil

(2020) Ruojia Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial environment

(2020) Yi Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

On replacing single-use plastic with so-called biodegradable ones: The case with straws

(2020) João S.C. Viera et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

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

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

Environmental degradation and efficacy of a sprayable, biodegradable polymeric mulch

(2020) Cuyler K. Borrowman et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the microbial biomass, enzyme activity, and bacterial community structure in 2,4-dichlorophenol-contaminated sediment

(2020) Biao Song et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Comparative Investigation on the Soil Burial Degradation Behaviour of Polymer Films for Agriculture before and after Photo-Oxidation

(2020) Francesco Paolo La Mantia et al.   Polymers

Metal-organic frameworks derived Bi2O2CO3/porous carbon nitride: A nanosized Z-scheme systems with enhanced photocatalytic activity

(2020) Ziwei Wang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Bacterial communities on soil microplastic at Guiyu, an E-Waste dismantling zone of China

(2020) Bingwen Chai et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

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

(2020) Maocai Shen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Life cycle assessment of bio-based and fossil-based plastic: A review

(2020) S. Walker et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Desorption of pharmaceuticals from pristine and aged polystyrene microplastics under simulated gastrointestinal conditions

(2020) Peng Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Compounds released from unused biodegradable mulch materials after contact with water

(2020) H. Serrano-Ruíz et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

LDPE microplastics significantly alter the temporal turnover of soil microbial communities

(2020) Jie Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils

(2020) Henry Y. Sintim et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradable plastic mulches: Impact on the agricultural biotic environment

(2020) Hadaly Serrano-Ruiz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Physiological responses of garden cress (L. sativum) to different types of microplastics

(2020) Sara Pignattelli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Renewable sourced biodegradable mulches and their environment impact

(2020) Yan Yang et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

In Situ Grown Single‐Atom Cobalt on Polymeric Carbon Nitride with Bidentate Ligand for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Refractory Antibiotics

(2020) Yang Yang et al.   Small

Effects of Co-Contamination of Microplastics and Cd on Plant Growth and Cd Accumulation

(2020) Fayuan Wang et al.   Toxics

Interactions of microplastics and cadmium on plant growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in an agricultural soil

(2020) Fayuan Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics combined with tetracycline in soils facilitate the formation of antibiotic resistance in the Enchytraeus crypticus microbiome

(2020) Jun Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): Properties and their Modifications

(2020) Vibhuti Sharma et al.   POLYMER

Analysis of microplastics in a remote region of the Tibetan Plateau: Implications for natural environmental response to human activities

(2020) Sansan Feng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Olive oil-based method for the extraction, quantification and identification of microplastics in soil and compost samples

(2020) Costanza Scopetani et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The hidden threat of plastic leachates: A critical review on their impacts on aquatic organisms

(2020) Kuddithamby Gunaalan et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Soil Pollution from Micro- and Nanoplastic Debris: A Hidden and Unknown Biohazard

(2020) Shamina Imran Pathan et al.   Sustainability

What are the drivers of microplastic toxicity? Comparing the toxicity of plastic chemicals and particles to Daphnia magna

(2020) Lisa Zimmermann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Strong sorption of two fungicides onto biodegradable microplastics with emphasis on the negligible role of environmental factors

(2020) Mengyun Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Investigation on the adsorption and desorption behaviors of antibiotics by degradable MPs with or without UV ageing process

(2020) Xiulei Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic digestion generates fragmented nanoplastics in soils and damages earthworm spermatogenesis and coelomocyte viability

(2020) Jin Il Kwak et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Field test on the biodegradation of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) based mulch films in soil

(2020) Ruimin Qi et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Chemicals associated with biodegradable microplastic drive the toxicity to the freshwater oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus

(2020) Kristina Klein et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Surfactant changes lead adsorption behaviors and mechanisms on microplastics

(2020) Maocai Shen et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation to ammonia over bismuth monoxide quantum dots-modified defective ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride

(2020) Chao Liang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Microplastics can act as vector of the biocide triclosan exerting damage to freshwater microalgae

(2020) Irene Verdú et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

(2020) Fernando G. Torres et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A commonly available and easily assembled device for extraction of bio/non-degradable microplastics from soil by flotation in NaBr solution

(2020) Chengtao Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth to soil contaminated with microplastics

(2020) Fanrong Meng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradable plastics can alter carbon and nitrogen cycles to a greater extent than conventional plastics in marine sediment

(2020) Carlos Sanz-Lázaro et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Selection of antibiotic resistance genes on biodegradable and non-biodegradable microplastics

(2020) Yuanze Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Starch-based biodegradable plastics: methods of production, challenges and future perspectives

(2020) Larissa do Val Siqueira et al.   Current Opinion in Food Science

Negligible effects of microplastics on animal fitness and HOC bioaccumulation in earthworm Eisenia fetida in soil

(2019) Jie Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of polyethylene microplastics on the gut microbial community, reproduction and avoidance behaviors of the soil springtail, Folsomia candida

(2019) Hui Ju et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Recent advances in toxicological research of nanoplastics in the environment: A review

(2019) 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

Biodegradation kinetics in soil of a multi-constituent biodegradable plastic

(2019) Maurizio Tosin et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Impacts of dietary exposure to different sized polystyrene microplastics alone and with sorbed benzo[a]pyrene on biomarkers and whole organism responses in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2019) Nagore González-Soto et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Phytotoxicity assessment of conventional and biodegradable plastic bags using seed germination test

(2019) Elena Balestri et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Ecotoxicity and genotoxicity of polystyrene microplastics on higher plant Vicia faba

(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Comparative analysis on the sorption kinetics and isotherms of fipronil on nondegradable and biodegradable microplastics

(2019) Wenwen Gong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Partitioning of chemical contaminants to microplastics: Sorption mechanisms, environmental distribution and effects on toxicity and bioaccumulation

(2019) Paula S. Tourinho et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground

(2019) Bas Boots et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Exposure of coastal dune vegetation to plastic bag leachates: A neglected impact of plastic litter

(2019) Virginia Menicagli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microbial degradation of four biodegradable polymers in soil and compost demonstrating polycaprolactone as an ideal compostable plastic

(2019) Asma S. Al Hosni et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Microplastics in the soil environment: Occurrence, risks, interactions and fate – A review

(2019) Baile Xu et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

(2019) Zeynep Akdogan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of accelerated aging on characteristics, leaching, and toxicity of commercial lead chromate pigmented microplastics

(2019) Hongwei Luo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Focus topics on microplastics in soil: Analytical methods, occurrence, transport, and ecological risks

(2019) Jia Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biodegradable PLA/PBAT mulch on microbial community structure in different soils

(2019) Min Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat rhizosphere and soil properties

(2019) Yueling Qi et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Can microplastics pose a threat to ocean carbon sequestration?

(2019) Maocai Shen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Colonization characteristics of bacterial communities on microplastics compared with ambient environments (water and sediment) in Haihe Estuary

(2019) Nan Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Environmental fate and impacts of microplastics in soil ecosystems: Progress and perspective

(2019) Wenfeng Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Response of soil enzyme activities and bacterial communities to the accumulation of microplastics in an acid cropped soil

(2019) Yufan Fei et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microbial colonization of different microplastic types and biotransformation of sorbed PCBs by a marine anaerobic bacterial community

(2019) Antonella Rosato et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Significance of Chlorinated Phenols Adsorption on Plastics and Bioplastics during Water Treatment

(2019) Aleksandra Tubić et al.   Water

Mixing effect of polylactic acid microplastic and straw residue on soil property and ecological function

(2019) Huiping Chen et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effects of microplastics on greenhouse gas emissions and the microbial community in fertilized soil

(2019) Xinwei Ren et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effect of polyvinyl alcohol on the physicochemical properties of biodegradable starch films

(2019) Carlos Alberto Gómez-Aldapa et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Bioplastics: Missing link in the era of Microplastics

(2019) V.C. Shruti et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

(2019) Joana Correia Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic serves as a potential vector for Cr in an in-vitro human digestive model

(2019) Yu-liang Liao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics increase impact of treated wastewater on freshwater microbial community

(2018) Ester M. Eckert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A new approach in separating microplastics from environmental samples based on their electrostatic behavior

(2018) Stefanie Felsing et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Current research trends on plastic pollution and ecological impacts on the soil ecosystem: A review

(2018) Yooeun Chae et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China

(2018) Mengting Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in Swiss Floodplain Soils

(2018) Michael Scheurer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Use of rhizosphere microorganisms in the biodegradation of PLA and PET polymers in compost soil

(2018) Katarzyna Janczak et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

(2018) John N. Hahladakis et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Biodegradation rate of biodegradable plastics at molecular level

(2018) Selene Chinaglia et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system: Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) growth

(2018) Yueling Qi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The distribution of microplastics in soil aggregate fractions in southwestern China

(2018) G.S. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Characterization of plastic debris and association of metals with microplastics in coastline sediment along the Persian Gulf

(2018) Sina Dobaradaran et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on the microbiota and functional diversity of enzymes in soil

(2018) T. T. Awet et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in surface sediments of urban water areas in Changsha, China: Abundance, composition, surface textures

(2018) Xiaofeng Wen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effects of Soil Residual Plastic Film on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Fertility

(2018) Haifeng Qian et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

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

(2018) Lin-Zi Zuo et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Application of an in vitro plant ecotoxicity test to unused biodegradable mulches

(2018) H. Serrano-Ruíz et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

The effects of activated biochar addition on remediation efficiency of co-composting with contaminated wetland soil

(2018) Shujing Ye et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Effects of plastic contamination on water evaporation and desiccation cracking in soil

(2018) Yong Wan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distinct community structure and microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics

(2018) Lingzhan Miao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impacts of polystyrene microplastic on the gut barrier, microbiota and metabolism of mice

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plastics in the marine environment are reservoirs for antibiotic and metal resistance genes

(2018) Yuyi Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Histopathological and molecular effects of microplastics in Eisenia andrei Bouché

(2017) A. Rodriguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biodegradability of Plastics: Challenges and Misconceptions

(2017) Stephan Kubowicz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic Bag Derived-Microplastics as a Vector for Metal Exposure in Terrestrial Invertebrates

(2017) Mark E. Hodson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Polyhydroxybutyrate by Streptomyces sp.: Production and characterization

(2017) Sivakumar Krishnan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Effect of diverse weathering conditions on the physicochemical properties of biodegradable plastic mulches

(2017) Douglas G. Hayes et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid (PLA) and its composites

(2017) Moataz A. Elsawy et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Residual plastic mulch fragments effects on soil physical properties and water flow behavior in the Minqin Oasis, northwestern China

(2017) Xiao Jin Jiang et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Challenges and opportunities of biodegradable plastics: A mini review

(2017) Maja Rujnić-Sokele et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Effects of Residual Mulch Film on the Growth and Fruit Quality of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

(2017) Xiaoyang Zou et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for microplastics: Development of a new approach to sample wastewater-based microplastics

(2017) Shima Ziajahromi et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics as vectors for environmental contaminants: Exploring sorption, desorption, and transfer to biota

(2017) Nanna B Hartmann et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Effects of plastic film residues on occurrence of phthalates and microbial activity in soils

(2016) Jun Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Formation of microscopic particles during the degradation of different polymers

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

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

Microplastics Affect the Ecological Functioning of an Important Biogenic Habitat

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

(2016) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microbial hitchhikers on marine plastic debris: Human exposure risks at bathing waters and beach environments

(2016) Anisha Keswani et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

(2016) Rachid Dris et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Feeding type affects microplastic ingestion in a coastal invertebrate community

(2016) Outi Setälä et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation?

(2016) Zacharias Steinmetz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic in surface waters of urban rivers: concentration, sources, and associated bacterial assemblages

(2016) Amanda R. McCormick et al.   Ecosphere

Biodegradable and Bio-Based Polymers: Future Prospects of Eco-Friendly Plastics

(2015) Tadahisa Iwata   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Toxicity of leachate from weathering plastics: An exploratory screening study with Nitocra spinipes

(2015) Sofia Bejgarn et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Bacterial Community Profiling of Plastic Litter in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

(2015) Caroline A. De Tender et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics: addressing ecological risk through lessons learned

(2015) Kristian Syberg et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Selection of a Pseudonocardia sp. RM423 that accelerates the biodegradation of poly(lactic) acid in submerged cultures and in soil microcosms

(2015) Thippayarat Apinya et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biodegradable plastic agricultural mulches and key features of microbial degradation

(2014) Marion Brodhagen et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Assimilation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from Microplastics by the Marine Amphipod, Allorchestes Compressa

(2014) Evan M. Chua et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River

(2014) Amanda McCormick et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Recycling of bioplastics, their blends and biocomposites: A review

(2013) Azadeh Soroudi et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Microbial degradation of polyhydroxyalkanoates in tropical soils

(2013) Anatoly N. Boyandin et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

PLA and Organoclays Nanocomposites: Degradation Process and Evaluation of ecotoxicity Using Allium cepa as Test Organism

(2013) Patrícia Moraes Sinohara Souza et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradability of conventional and bio-based plastics and natural fiber composites during composting, anaerobic digestion and long-term soil incubation

(2013) Eddie F. Gómez et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the rate of degradation of poly(lactic) acid (PLA) coupons buried in compost and soil

(2013) Mehlika Karamanlioglu et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Polyethylene and biodegradable mulches for agricultural applications: a review

(2012) Subrahmaniyan Kasirajan et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Biodegradation behavior of P(3HB,4HB)/PLA blends in real soil environments

(2012) Yun-Xuan Weng et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Study of Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyester Degradation in Sandy Soil and Its Ecotoxicological Impact

(2010) Piotr Rychter et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Sustainability Metrics: Life Cycle Assessment and Green Design in Polymers

(2010) Michaelangelo D. Tabone et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation and hydrolysis rate of aliphatic aromatic polyester

(2010) Thitisilp Kijchavengkul et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Biodegradability and biodegradation rate of poly(caprolactone)-starch blend and poly(butylene succinate) biodegradable polymer under aerobic and anaerobic environment

(2010) H.S. Cho et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Abiotic and biotic degradation of oxo-biodegradable polyethylenes

(2009) Telmo F.M. Ojeda et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Atmospheric and soil degradation of aliphatic–aromatic polyester films

(2009) Thitisilp Kijchavengkul et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Particle size and concentration of poly(ɛ-caprolactone) and adipate modified starch blend on mineralization in soils with differing textures

(2009) M.E.F. César et al.   POLYMER TESTING