Jordan Cannon: Engineering enzymes to enable sustainable bioplastics
October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Plastic pollution negatively impacts human and animal health as well as the stability of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Also, petroleum-based plastics degrade slowly, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces that can travel long distances through water tables and food chains.
The water table is the underground dividing line between . . .
Plastic pollution negatively impacts human and animal health as well as the stability of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Also, petroleum-based plastics degrade slowly, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces that can travel long distances through water tables and food chains.
The water table is the underground dividing line between . . .