microparticle biodegradation (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

microparticle biodegradation

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Particle counts of petroleum-based (EVA) and plant-based (TPU-FC1) microplastics show that, over time, EVAs exhibit virtually no biodegradation, while the TPUs have mostly disappeared by day 200. 

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Algenesis Corporation

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