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Microbial biotechnology addressing the plastic waste disaster

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...

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Autores principales: Narancic, Tanja, O'Connor, Kevin E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5609259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28714254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12775
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Sumario: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). [Image: see text]