Microplastics spatiotemporal distribution and plastic-degrading bacteria identification in the sanitary and non-sanitary municipal solid waste landfills

Effects of Environmental Factors on the Spatial Succession of the Bacterial Community in Municipal Solid-Waste Landfills

(2022) Naying Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

(2021) Kai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Comparison of Detection Methods of Microplastics in Landfill Mineralized Refuse and Selection of Degradation Degree Indexes

(2021) Ying Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Challenges with Verifying Microbial Degradation of Polyethylene

(2020) Zahra Montazer et al.   Polymers

Ability of Trichoderma hamatum Isolated from Plastics-Polluted Environments to Attack Petroleum-Based, Synthetic Polymer Films

(2020) Kateřina Malachová et al.   Processes

Approaching the environmental problem of microplastics: Importance of WWTP treatments

(2020) Daniel Sol et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Atmospheric Micro and Nanoplastics: An Enormous Microscopic Problem

(2020) Angelica Bianco et al.   Sustainability

New insights into the vertical distribution and microbial degradation of microplastics in urban river sediments

(2020) Lihua Niu et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

(2019) Nanna B. Hartmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Impact of hydrolytic degradation on mechanical properties of PET - Towards an understanding of microplastics formation

(2019) Mael Arhant et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Biodegradation of micro-polyethylene particles by bacterial colonization of a mixed microbial consortium isolated from a landfill site

(2019) Seon Yeong Park et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Biodegradation of PET: Current Status and Application Aspects

(2019) Ikuo Taniguchi et al.   ACS Catalysis

Polymer-Specific Modeling of the Environmental Emissions of Seven Commodity Plastics As Macro- and Microplastics

(2019) Delphine Kawecki et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Release of micro- and nanoparticles from biodegradable plastic during in situ composting

(2019) Henry Y. Sintim et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Anaerobic Thermophilic Digestion of Maotai-Flavored Distiller’s Grains: Process Performance and Microbial Community Dynamics

(2019) Tianjie Ao et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill: A source of microplastics? -Evidence of microplastics in landfill leachate

(2019) Pinjing He et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Succession of bacterial community structure and metabolic function during solid waste decomposition

(2019) Shu Yang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Abundance of floating plastic particles is increasing in the western North Atlantic Ocean

(2019) Chris Wilcox et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Occurrence of microplastics in landfill systems and their fate with landfill age

(2019) Yinglong Su et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Bioplastics: Missing link in the era of Microplastics

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

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

(2018) Yooeun Chae et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The Hidden Microplastics: New Insights and Figures from the Thorough Separation and Characterization of Microplastics and of Their Degradation Byproducts in Coastal Sediments

(2018) Alessio Ceccarini et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Growth kinetics and biodeterioration of polypropylene microplastics by Bacillus sp. and Rhodococcus sp. isolated from mangrove sediment

(2018) H.S. Auta et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biodegradation of Microplastic Derived from Poly(ethylene terephthalate) with Bacterial Whole-Cell Biocatalysts

(2018) Jixian Gong et al.   Polymers

Microplastics in the environment: A review of analytical methods, distribution, and biological effects

(2018) Shaoliang Zhang et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

(2017) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Degradation and metabolism of synthetic plastics and associated products by Pseudomonas sp.: capabilities and challenges

(2017) R.A. Wilkes et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Lipase from Candida antarctica (CALB) and cutinase from Humicola insolens act synergistically for PET hydrolysis to terephthalic acid

(2017) Adriano Carniel et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid (PLA) and its composites

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

Biodegradation of bioplastics in natural environments

(2017) S. Mehdi Emadian et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

A dual enzyme system composed of a polyester hydrolase and a carboxylesterase enhances the biocatalytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films

(2016) Markus Barth et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin?

(2016) Luca Nizzetto et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Achromobacter xylosoxidans as a new microorganism strain colonizing high-density polyethylene as a key step to its biodegradation

(2016) Anna Kowalczyk et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Enhancement of biodegradation of plastic wastes via methane oxidation in semi-aerobic landfill

(2016) Sutharat Muenmee et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Re-classification of Bacillus isronensis Shivaji et al., 2009 as a member of the genus Solibacillus as Solibacillus isronensis comb. nov. and emended description of genus Solibacillus Krishnamurthi et al., 2009.

(2016) Poonam Mual et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Ideonella sakaiensis sp. nov., isolated from a microbial consortium that degrades poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Somboon Tanasupawat et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

(2016) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Shosuke Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

A dual enzyme system composed of a polyester hydrolase and a carboxylesterase enhances the biocatalytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films

(2016) Markus Barth et al.   Biotechnology Journal

A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments

(2016) Luca Nizzetto et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Microplastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: sources (with a specific focus on personal care products), fate and effects

(2016) Karen Duis et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Archaeal community diversity in municipal waste landfill sites

(2015) Liyan Song et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

(2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

(2015) Berit Gewert et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

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

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

High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

(2014) Christopher M. Free et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene by marine bacteria from pelagic waters, Arabian Sea, India

(2013) Kumar Harshvardhan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Comparative genomics of bacteria from the genus Collimonas: linking (dis)similarities in gene content to phenotypic variation and conservation

(2012) F. Mela et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Evolutionary engineering of Phaffia rhodozyma for astaxanthin-overproducing strain

(2012) Jixian Gong et al.   Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

New perspectives in plastic biodegradation

(2011) Alex Sivan   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Microorganisms participating in the biodegradation of modified polyethylene films in different soils under laboratory conditions

(2011) Bożena Nowak et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Ideonella azotifigens sp. nov., an aerobic diazotroph of the Betaproteobacteria isolated from grass rhizosphere soil, and emended description of the genus Ideonella

(2009) J. D. Noar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Spatial and Temporal Temperature Distributions in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

(2009) James L. Hanson et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

(2009) E. L. Teuten et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

(2008) Roi Mor et al.   BIODEGRADATION

Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

(2008) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Polymer biodegradation: Mechanisms and estimation techniques – A review

(2008) Nathalie Lucas et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

A comparison of homologous recombination rates in bacteria and archaea

(2008) Michiel Vos et al.   ISME Journal

Biodegradability of biodegradable/degradable plastic materials under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

(2007) R. Mohee et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT