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Plastics: Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives on Microbial Degradation

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Danso, Dominik, Chow, Jennifer, Streit, Wolfgang R.·2019·Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI 10.1128/aem.01095-19PMC PMC6752018

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Plastics are widely used in the global economy, and each year, at least 350 to 400 million tons are being produced. Due to poor recycling and low circular use, millions of tons accumulate annually in terrestrial or marine environments. Today it has become clear that plastic causes adverse effects in all ecosystems and that microplastics are of particular concern to our health.

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Authors: Danso, D., Chow, J., & Streit, W. R.
Affiliations: Universität Hamburg (DE)
Corresponding author: Streit, Wolfgang R.
ORCID: Danso, Dominik
Chow, Jennifer
Streit, Wolfgang R.
Venue: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Published: 2019-10
Volume: 85
Issue: 19
ISSN: 0099-2240 (ISSN-L)
1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.01095-19
PMC: PMC6752018
OpenAlex: W2974748521
Cited by: 918
References: 128
Citations by year: 2026: 149 · 2025: 140 · 2024: 148 · 2023: 155 · 2022: 140 · 2021: 123 · 2020: 58 · 2019: 5
FWCI: 3.42
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
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Locations: Applied and Environmental Microbiology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (FKZ 031A565)
EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (FKZ 031B0571B)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Keywords: plastic biodegradation, plastic pollution, microplastics, polyethylene terephthalate, polyurethane, plastic-degrading enzymes, high molecular weight polymers, plastic recycling, metagenomics, biocatalysts, marine plastic pollution
MeSH terms: Biodegradation, Environmental, Biotechnology, Environmental Monitoring, Enzymes, Plastics, Ecosystem, Metagenome, Recycling, Microbiota

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