Degradation of polylactic acid (PLA) plastic in Costa Rican soil and Iowa State University compost rows

Journal of Environmental Polymer Degradation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 173-177

  Ho, Kai Lai G ^a   Pometto III, Anthony L ^a   Gadea Rivas, Arnoldo ^b   Briceño, Jorge A ^b   Rojas, Augusto ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Composting environment; Polylactic acid plastic; Tropical soil

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; MONOLAYERS; POLYESTERS; SOILS;

POLYLACTIC ACID;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0033294963     PISSN: 10647546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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