Feeding on plastic
Feeding on plastic
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Washington: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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English
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Washington: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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A bacterium completely degrades poly(ethylene terephthalate)
[Also see Report by
Yoshida
et al.
]
An estimated 311 million tons of plastics are produced annually worldwide; 90% of these are derived from petrol. A considerable portion of these plastics is used for packaging (such as drinking bottles), but only ~14% is collected for re...
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Feeding on plastic
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1772225593
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1772225593
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.aaf2853
