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Growth kinetics and biodeterioration of polypropylene microplastics by Bacillus sp. and Rhodococcus sp. isolated from mangrove sediment
Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2017 · Vol. 127 · pp. 15–21
Helen Shnada Auta✉(Federal University of Technology Minna)Chijioke Emenike(University of Malaya)Jayanthi Barasarathi(University of Malaya)S. H. Fauziah(University of Malaya)
Microplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsMicroplasticsBiodegradationRhodococcusEnvironmental chemistryBiotaMicrobiologyBacteriaSedimentStrain (injury)Biology
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BacillusBiodegradation, EnvironmentalEnvironmental MonitoringKineticsMalaysiaPolypropylenesRhodococcusWater Pollutants, ChemicalSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredGeologic SedimentsWetlands
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