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Persistent Plastics.
- Source :
- Scientific American; Jun1968, Vol. 218 Issue 6, p46-46, 1/6p
- Publication Year :
- 1968
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Abstract
- Describes an effort to find organisms that will attack synthetic plastics in waste disposal being carried out by Walter J. Nickerson of the Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University in the U.S. in 1968. Importance of adopting biodegradable polymers; Organisms found by Nickerson in dumps, including an unidentified slime responsible for the decay of synthetic rubber.
- Subjects :
- MICROORGANISMS
SYNTHETIC product microbiology
BIODEGRADABLE plastics
BIOPOLYMERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368733
- Volume :
- 218
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scientific American
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 20863595