A New Test Method for Determining Biodegradation of Plastic Material under Controlled Aerobic Conditions in a Soil-Simulation Solid Environment

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-48

  Grima, Sophie ^a,b   Bellon Maurel, Véronique ^b   Silvestre, Françoise ^a   Feuilloley, Pierre ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Inert substrate; Polymer biodegradation; Soil simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347572351     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016044504688     Document Type: Article

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