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SUBMITTER: Xochitl QP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8037001 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xochitl Quecholac-Piña QP María Del Consuelo Hernández-Berriel HB María Del Consuelo Mañón-Salas MS Rosa María Espinosa-Valdemar EV Alethia Vázquez-Morillas VM
Polymers 20210325 7
Different degradable plastics have been promoted as a solution for the accumulation of waste in landfills and the natural environment; in Mexico, the most popular options are oxo-degradable, which degrade in a sequential abiotic-biotic process, and compostable plastics. In this research, high-density polyethylene, oxo-degradable high-density polyethylene, and certified compostable plastic were exposed to simulated landfill conditions in an 854-day-long experiment to assess their degradation. Hig ...[more]