Legal Planet
OCTOBER 8, 2024
As I wrote in 2018: [W]e are drowning in plastics. Even when we try to dispose of it responsibly or biodegrade it, we largely fail. Even more alarming are recent discoveries of microplastics in the human reproductive system, such as the male testis, mammary glands (breastmilk), and placental tissue.”
Frontiers
MAY 9, 2023
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Image: Beat Stierli Scientists from Switzerland have identified 19 novel strains of cold-adapted specialist bacteria and fungi from the Alps and the Arctic region that can digest biodegradable plastics at 15°C. Their findings are published in Frontiers in Microbiology.
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PA Environment Daily
APRIL 7, 2022
The weevils are placed in a biodegradable container and released from the drone. Yong-Lak Park , Professor of Entomology at West Virginia University, has developed a low cost, logistically practical and effective system to map MAM and release weevils for use in hard to access areas ( Park et al, 2018 Pest Management Science 74: 141-148 ).
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 36 million tons of plastic was generated in 2018 and less than 9 percent was recycled. While something like a banana peel will biodegrade and return to the earth, plastic waste merely breaks into smaller and smaller pieces known as microplastics. According to the U.S.
HumanNature
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Kirkegaard (2006) Biofumigation and Enhanced Biodegradation: Opportunity and Challenge in Soilborne Pest and Disease Management, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 25:3, 235-265, DOI: 10.1080/07352680600611543 Bacq-Labreuil, A., Nat Microbiol 3, 470–480 (2018). Matthiessen & John A. Crawford, J., Mooney, S.J. link] Zhalnina, K.,
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Biodegradable : Used to describe substances and the ability of microorganisms (bacteria, algae) to break it down. It became effective in 1975 and in 2018 has over 180 signatories. Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 12, 2022
And none of these commonly used plastics are biodegradable. But in 2018, the female state minister of fisheries came up with a solution after roping in five other government agencies, including the department for women’s empowerment. And plastic production is set to double in the next two decades.
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