Biodegradation of polyethylene by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa in acidic aquatic microcosm and effect of the environmental temperature

The main problem about plastic packaging after their use is the fate of the plastic waste disposed of into the environment. This study was carried out in aquatic microcosm and aimed at assessing the impact of the temperature of an acidic environment on the polyethylene degradation by the bacterium P...

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Main Authors: Edith B. Mouafo Tamnou, Antoine Tamsa Arfao, Mireille E. Nougang, Claire S. Metsopkeng, Olive V. Noah Ewoti, Luciane M. Moungang, Paul A. Nana, Linda-Rose Atem Takang-Etta, Fanny Perrière, Télesphore Sime-Ngando, Moïse Nola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021000354