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Determination of the carbonyl index of polyethylene and polypropylene using specified area under band methodology with ATR-FTIR spectroscopy

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Biodegradability of polyethylene by bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite Nairobi-Kenya

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Microplastics in aquatic environments: Implications for Canadian ecosystems

(2016) Julie C. Anderson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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Survival of Salmonella on a Polypropylene Surface under Dry Conditions in Relation to Biofilm-Formation Capability

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Plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes: A review

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Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene – A review

(2014) Juan-Manuel Restrepo-Flórez et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

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Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)

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

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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

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Growth of Pseudomonas and Bacillus biofilms on pretreated polypropylene surface

(2010) Ambika Arkatkar et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

The effect of biodegradation on surface and bulk property changes of polypropylene, recycled polypropylene and polylactide biocomposites

(2009) Emma Strömberg et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

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Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

(2008) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Marine microbe-mediated biodegradation of low- and high-density polyethylenes

(2008) M. Sudhakar et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biodegradability and degrading microbes of low-density polyethylene

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Degradation of abiotically aged LDPE films containing pro-oxidant by bacterial consortium

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