The degradation of microplastic by microorganisms: A generous way to treat Plastic waste

Document Type : Reviews

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1 Lovely Professional University

2 Lovely professional university Phagwara Punjab

Abstract

Plastics are used for packaging and manufacturing of pipes, bags, medicines and utensils due to its

low price, processing ease, flexibility, and corrosion resistance due to its low price, processing

ease, flexibility, and corrosion resistance. The overuse of plastics leads to its accumulation in soil.

Major reasons for the deposition of plastic in the soil environment are plastic mulching, usage of

plastic materials in contact with soil, sewage waste, and by the manual deposition of plastic

products into soil. These plastic go through a process called disintegration and becomes

microplastics. It is very essential to remove these microplastics from the soil environment, as their

absorption by plant roots lead to microplastic presence in fruits of those plants. But there are

microorganism that have the capability to degrade these microplastics such as Bacillus subtilis and

Bacillus gottheilii. Utilizing these microorganisms is one of the effective method to remove microplastics from the environment.

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