Biodegradation of plastics and ecotoxicity testing: When should it be done

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue SEP, 2014, Pages

  Degli Innocenti, Francesco ^a  

^a Novamont SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradable materials; Biodegradable plastics; Biodegradation; Bioplastics; Degradation mechanisms; Ecotoxicity; Ecotoxicology; Environmental

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; ORGANIC MATTER; PLASTIC; POLYESTER; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; STARCH;

BIODEGRADATION; CRYOGENIC MILLING; DEPLETION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ECOTOXICITY; EROSION; FILM; MICROORGANISM; NOTE; PHYTOTOXICITY; ROBUSTNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAW; WASTE;

EID: 84907618465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00475     Document Type: Note

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