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Microbial biotechnology addressing the plastic waste disaster

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Oceans are a major source of biodiversity, they provide livelihood, and regulate the global ecosystem by absorbing heat and CO 2. However, they are highly polluted with plastic waste. We… Click to show full abstract

Oceans are a major source of biodiversity, they provide livelihood, and regulate the global ecosystem by absorbing heat and CO 2. However, they are highly polluted with plastic waste. We are discussing here microbial biotechnology advances with the view to improve the start and the end of life of biodegradable polymers, which could contribute to the sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems (UN Sustainability development goal 14).

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; biotechnology; plastic waste; biotechnology addressing; addressing plastic

Journal Title: Microbial Biotechnology
Year Published: 2017

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