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ArticlePolymers2025

Microbial Biodegradation of Synthetic Polyethylene and Polyurethane Polymers by Pedospheric Microbes: Towards Sustainable Environmental Management.

Maryam Najam, Sana Javaid, Shazia Iram, Kingkham Pasertsakoun, Marianna Oláh, András Székács, László Aleksza

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Maryam NajamDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan.
Sana JavaidDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan.
Shazia IramDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan.
Kingkham PasertsakounInstitute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.
Marianna OláhInstitute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.
András SzékácsInstitute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-5816-3775
László AlekszaInstitute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.

Funding

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences Flagship Research Groups Program 2024National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary TKP2021-NVA-22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study attempted to isolate and identify pedospheric microbes originating in dumpsites and utilized them for the degradation of selected synthetic polymers for the first time in a cost-effective, ecologically favorable and sustainable manner. Specifically, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polyurethane (PUR) were converted by the isolated fungi, i.e.,

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biodegradationmicrobial degradationpolyethylenepolyurethanesoil microbessustainability

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PMID39861242
PMCPMC11769026

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