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Correction: Microbial degradation of bioplastic (PHBV) is limited by nutrient availability at high microplastic loadings
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This study presents a correction to previously published research on microbial degradation of the bioplastic PHBV (polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate), which found that nutrient availability limits biodegradation rates at high microplastic loadings.
Correction for ‘Microbial degradation of bioplastic (PHBV) is limited by nutrient availability at high microplastic loadings’ by Michaela K. Reay et al. , Environ. Sci.: Adv. , 2025, 4 , 133–146, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4VA00311J.
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