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Confronting plastic pollution to protect environmental and public health

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Degradation of Polyvinyl Alcohol in US Wastewater Treatment Plants and Subsequent Nationwide Emission Estimate

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Insights Into the Prevalence and Impacts of Phthalate Esters in Aquatic Ecosystems

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Transcriptome-Guided Insights Into Plastic Degradation by the Marine Bacterium

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Estimating the size distribution of plastics ingested by animals

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A Pangenome Approach for Discerning Species-Unique Gene Markers for Identifications of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae

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Phthalate Exposure and Long-Term Epigenomic Consequences: A Review

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Biodegradation of bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate by a newly isolated Enterobacter sp. HY1 and characterization of its esterase properties

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Legacy additives in a circular economy of plastics: Current dilemma, policy analysis, and emerging countermeasures

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Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States

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Microbial and Enzymatic Degradation of Synthetic Plastics

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Environmental Consortium Containing Pseudomonas and Bacillus Species Synergistically Degrades Polyethylene Terephthalate Plastic

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Towards bio-based plasticizers with reduced toxicity: Synthesis and performance testing of a 3-methylphthalate

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Pangenomic Approach To Understanding Microbial Adaptations within a Model Built Environment, the International Space Station, Relative to Human Hosts and Soil

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Plastics: Microbial Degradation, Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives

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Microbial degradation of phthalates: biochemistry and environmental implications

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Efficient Degradation of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) with Thermobifida fusca Cutinase Exhibiting Improved Catalytic Activity Generated using Mutagenesis and Additive-based Approaches

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Bacillus pumilus B12 Degrades Polylactic Acid and Degradation Is Affected by Changing Nutrient Conditions

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

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Isolation and role of polylactic acid-degrading bacteria on degrading enzymes productions and PLA biodegradability at mesophilic conditions

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Structural insight into molecular mechanism of poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation

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How Green is Your Plasticizer?

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