Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Studies on Degradation of Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) by Soil Mycoflora

Sachin Sakhalkar, Dr. R. L. Mishra

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Lack of degradability and the closing of landfill sites as well as growing water and land pollution problems have led to concern about plastics. With the excessive use of plastics and increasing pressure being placed on capacities available for plastic waste disposal, awareness of the waste problem and its impact on the environment has awakened new interest in the area of biodegradation of polymers. Fungi, isolated from plastic buried in soil, were subjected to growth in a medium containing plastic as the sole carbon source. The increase in fresh weight of the fungi and weight loss of plastic material in the medium after regular time intervals is evident that the fungi are utilizing plastic as the carbon source. SEM image reveals reduction in particle size of material.

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Sachin Sakhalkar, Dr. R.L. Mishra / Studies on Degradation of Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) by Soil Mycoflora / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.11 November 2013

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