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Microbial Solution for Mitigating Plastic Pollution: From Environmental Hazard to Sustainable Management

Energy, environment, and sustainability 2024 4 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Suyash Devgan, Sparsh Singh, Abhilansh Pandey, Rashmi Mathur

Summary

Researchers reviewed microbial strategies for managing plastic pollution, documenting how bacteria and fungi capable of degrading synthetic polymers have gained renewed importance following the COVID-19-driven surge in single-use plastic production and the resulting environmental burden.

Human activities have significantly contributed to environmental degradation, resulting in the emergence of diseases, and losses in health and the economy. Single-use plastic production grew exponentially during COVID times due to high demand for PPE kits, masks,...

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