Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A "green composite" made from biodegradable ...

Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A "green composite" made from biodegradable ...

To date, several different microorganisms have been found to participate in the biodegradation of various synthetic plastic materials following their isolation from the soil of plastic-dumping sites, ...

Humans are consuming natural resources at a rate much higher than that at which nature can regenerate or replenished. We all know that we depend on the nature to meet our energy need. With advancement ...

The marine environment is quite different from the land ecosystem in terms of temperature, oxygen concentration and light intensity, among other factors. Biodegradation of plastic waste on land can ...

Life in general and microbes in particular have modified our planet deeply, being responsible for the oxygenation of the atmosphere or for most of the mineral species that can now be found on Earth.

Oil biodegradation at a depth 5,000 feet or greater is reduced by 60 percent compared to that at surface temperature and pressure. This current expansion of oil exploration to deeper waters compounds ...

Modern agriculture uses a lot of plastic, especially in the form of mulch film that farmers use to cover field soils. This keeps the soils moist for crops, suppresses weeds and promotes crop growth.

Plastic pollution is currently one of the world’s most urgent environmental issues. While we are becoming more aware of the detrimental impact of plastic pollution on the health of the planet and ...

Scientists studying a polyester called PBAT widely used in agriculture have demonstrated its biodegradation in soil - a process that has been suspected to occur, though not conclusively proven, they ...

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