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Assessment of Four Artificial Methods for Aging Plastic Mulch Films According to Efficiency, Rate, and Similarity to Natural Field-Aged Plastics
Journal of Polymers and the Environment
2025
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Martine Graf,
Michaela K. Reay,
Athanasios Dimitriou,
David R. Chadwick,
Davey L. Jones
Summary
Researchers compared four laboratory methods for artificially aging plastic mulch films — thin sheets used in agriculture that break into microplastics — to determine which best mimics how the films degrade naturally in farm fields. Identifying faster, more accurate aging tests helps scientists predict how quickly agricultural plastics will fragment and enter the soil.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10924-024-03481-5.