Aging of biodegradable blended plastic generates microplastics and attached bacterial communities in air and aqueous environments
Ruiqi Bao, Jingrun Pu, Chaolin Xie, Tariq Mehmood, Wei Chen, Liu Gao, Wenlu Lin, Yuanyuan Su, Xubing Lin, Licheng Peng
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MicroplasticsStarchHigh-density polyethyleneBiodegradable plasticMaterials sciencePulp and paper industryBiofilmBiodegradationPolymerPolyethyleneBiodegradable polymerFood scienceChemical engineeringChemistryComposite materialBacteriaEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryBiologyEngineeringGeneticsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniquesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties