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Biodegradation of the Macroplastic Waste Using Microbial Approach
Summary
Microbial biodegradation offers a promising approach to breaking down the growing tide of macroplastic waste entering ocean environments, with certain microorganisms capable of enzymatically depolymerizing synthetic polymers. Understanding and harnessing these microbial pathways is critical for reducing the downstream fragmentation of plastics into microplastics that contaminate marine food webs.
The quantity of plastic debris entering the ocean per annum is growing at an alarming rate. Synthetic plastic waste, both macro- and microplastics, enter the marine environment from fishing, coastal tourism, seafood and other marine industries and other plastic...