In a new study, researchers have shown that a chemical process can be used to break down real consumer plastics and produce the green solvent, called methyl lactate
Scientists used a series of experiments to assess whether the reefs formed by blue mussels affected their exposure and consumption of tiny microplastic particles
Researchers in China aimed to create a strain of the bacteria called Clostridium thermocellum that would degrade PET more efficiently than current industry bio-methods