Polyethylene - 1 News from the science department by Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei for the plastics industry

Polyethylene - 1 News from the science department by Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei for the plastics industry

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Efficient plastic-feeding fungi in freshwater ecosystems identified

Contrary to previous assumptions, no pre-treatment of the plastics was necessary

01-Jul-2024 - The presence of plastics in our environment is an increasing burden on nature and our health. Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and the University of Potsdam have now identified fungi isolated from freshwater ecosystems that can efficiently ...

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