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10.4172/2375-4397.1000e112
Chaleomrum N, Chookietwattana K, Dararat S (2014) Production of PHA from cassava starch
wastewater in sequencing batch reactor treatment system. APCBEE Procedia, 8(Caas 2013),
167–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcbee.2014.03.021
Cleetus C, Thomas S, Varghese S (2013) Synthesis of petroleum-based fuel from waste plastics and
performance analysis in a CI engine. Journal of Energy 2013:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1155/
2013/608797
Coles R, Kay M, Song J (2010) Bioplastics. Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol 166(March
2011):427–468. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2016_75
Dang, T. C. H., Nguyen, D. T., Thai, H., Nguyen, T. C., Tran, T. T. H., Le, V. H., . . . Thi Phuong
Thao Pham, Truong Giang Nguyen, Q. T. N. (2018). Plastic degradation by thermophilic
Bacillus sp. BCBT21 isolated from composting agricultural residual in Vietnam. Adv Nat Sci
Nanosci Nanotechnol 9(1): 015014. https://doi.org/10.1088/2043-6254/aaabaf
Eerkes-Medrano D, Thompson RC, Aldridge DC (2015) Microplastics in freshwater systems: A
review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research
needs. Water Res. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.012
Frias JPGL, Nash R (2019) Microplastics: finding a consensus on the definition. Mar Pollut Bull
138(September 2018):145–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.022
Geyer R, Jambeck JR, Law KL (2017) Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci Adv 3
(7):e1700782. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700782
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collect it? Recycling 4(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling4010003
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org/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.012809.103714
Haward M (2018) Plastic pollution of the world’s seas and oceans as a contemporary challenge in
ocean governance. Nat Commun 9(1):9–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03104-3
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17238/issn2221-2698.2018.32.121
Karbalaei S, Hanachi P, Walker TR, Cole M (2018) Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and
mitigation of microplastic pollution. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25(36):36046–36063. https://doi.
org/10.1007/s11356-018-3508-7
Kumar S, Thakur K (2017) Bioplastics - classification, production and their potential food applications. Journal of Hill Agriculture 8(2):118. https://doi.org/10.5958/2230-7338.2017.00024.6
Lamb JB, Willis BL, Fiorenza EA, Couch CS, Howard R, Rader DN et al (2018) Plastic waste
associated with disease on coral reefs. Science 359(6374):460–462. https://doi.org/10.1126/
science.aar3320
Law KL (2017) Plastics in the marine environment. Annu Rev Mar Sci 9(1):205–229. https://doi.
org/10.1146/annurev-marine-010816-060409
Löhr A, Savelli H, Beunen R, Kalz M, Ragas A, Van Belleghem F (2017) Solutions for global
marine litter pollution. Curr Opin Environ Sustain 28:90–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.
2017.08.009
Luengo, José M., García, B., Sandoval, A., Naharro, G., & Olivera, E. R. (2003). Bioplastics from
microorganisms. Curr Opin Microbiol, 6(3), 251–260. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-5274(03)
00040-7
Mostafa NA, Farag AA, Abo-dief HM, Tayeb AM (2018) Production of biodegradable plastic from
agricultural wastes. Arab J Chem 11(4):546–553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.04.008
Mrowiec B (2017) Plastic pollutants in water environment. Environ Prot Nat Resour 28(4):51–55.
https://doi.org/10.1515/OsZn-2017-0030
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