Evaluation of the Deterioration of Untreated Commercial Polystyrene by Psychrotrophic Antarctic Bacterium

• Published in: Polymers
• Main Authors: Pui Mun Tang, Syahir Habib, Mohd Yunus Abd Shukor, Siti Aisyah Alias, Jerzy Smykla, Nur Adeela Yasid
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: polystyrene microplastics utilisation; weight loss; additives; Antarctic soil; Brevundimonas sp; Antarctic; Greenwich; Bushnell; Greenwich Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15081841

Polystyrene (PS) and microplastic production pose persistent threats to the ecosystem. Even the pristine Antarctic, which is widely believed to be pollution-free, was also affected by the presence of microplastics. Therefore, it is important to comprehend the extent to which biological agents such a...