In phase 1, specific microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, colonize the surface of the plastic material. These microorganisms can either be present naturally in the environment or added ...

Of all plastic waste management tech-niques, including incineration, landfilling and recycling, biodegradation is the most eco-friendly process of getting rid of hazardous plastics. The government ...

Indole is a ubiquitous nitrogen‐containing aromatic compound that acts both as an environmental pollutant and as a biological signalling molecule. Its inherent recalcitrance demands efficient ...

The insatiable Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man, from the 1980s arcade games, provide an ideal vision for how natural microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi could degrade toxic pollutants, a process known ...

Carbios, a French green chemistry company specializing in technologies enabling the recovery of plastic waste and the production of bio-polymers, has announced a significant step forward in the ...

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: CARBIOS (Paris:ALCRB) (Alternext Paris: ALCRB), an innovative green chemistry company specializing in enzymatic bioprocesses applied to ...

A diagram illustrating the process in which plastic waste is oxidized by sunlight and then degraded by enzymes. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Microbial Ecology, Vol. 29, No. 3 (May - Jun., 1995), pp. 311-325 (15 pages) The unsaturated subsurface (vadose zone) receives significant amounts of hazardous chemicals, yet little is known about its ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The toxicity issues surrounding carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are highly relevant for two reasons: Firstly, as more and more products containing CNTs come to market, there is a chance ...

The researchers found that oil biodegradation rates decreased by 4 percent for every 328 feet of increase in water depth. "A major oil spill such as the one caused by the Deepwater Horizon accident ...