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Plastic-eating mealworms may offer waste disposal solution Options
 
Bancopuma
#1 Posted : 10/1/2015 11:21:15 AM

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http://news.stanford.edu...est-plastics-092915.html

Study:

Yang, Y., Yang, J., Wu, W., Zhao, J., Song, Y., Gao, L. Yang, R. & Jiang, L. (2015) Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms. 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms. Environmental Science & Technology. In Press.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/.../10.1021/acs.est.5b02663
 

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DoingKermit
#2 Posted : 10/1/2015 11:50:00 AM

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"The papers, published in Environmental Science and Technology, are the first to provide detailed evidence of bacterial degradation of plastic in an animal's gut. Understanding how bacteria within mealworms carry out this feat could potentially enable new options for safe management of plastic waste."

That's incredible! Thanks for sharing this Banco.
 
 
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