Fate of a biodegradable plastic in forest soil: Dominant tree species and forest types drive changes in microbial community assembly, influence the composition of …

B Tanunchai, L Ji, O Schröder, SJ Gawol… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poly (butylene succinate-co-adipate)(PBSA) degradation and its plastisphere microbiome in
cropland soils have been studied; however, such knowledge is limited in the case of forest …

Physico-chemical characteristics of biodegradable poly (lactic acid) and poly (lactic acid)/Chitosan nano-composites under the influence of gamma irradiation

MA Elsawy, M Fekry, AM Sayed, NA Maziad… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
PLA and its nanocomposite containing 3% chitosan nanoparticles (PLA-3CsNP) were
studied to see how γ-irradiation affected their characteristics. Different doses of γ-irradiation …

Towards a Sustainable Future: Advancing an Integrated Approach for the Recycling and Valorization of Agricultural Plastics

S Filipe, PM Mourão, N Couto, D Tranchida - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution has become a pressing environmental issue. The agricultural sector, in
particular, is a significant contributor to this problem, given the widespread use of plastics in …

Links among microbial communities, soil properties and functions: are fungi the sole players in decomposition of bio-based and biodegradable plastic?

V Guliyev, B Tanunchai, M Noll, F Buscot, W Purahong… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The incomplete degradation of bio-based and biodegradable plastics (BBPs) in soils causes
multiple threats to soil quality, human health, and food security. Plastic residuals can interact …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic influences the ménage à trois among the plant, a fungal pathogen, and a plant growth-promoting fungal species

O Bouaicha, M Maver, T Mimmo, S Cesco… - … and Environmental Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) can influence a plethora of fungal species within the rhizosphere.
Nevertheless, there are few studies on the direct impacts of MPs on soil fungi and their …

Reducing plastic litter for a cleaner planet

N Agarwala - International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The use of plastics since they were first mass produced in the 1940s has increased by over
250% owing to their versatility, high durability and low cost. Increased usage with …

Feels Like Home: A Biobased and Biodegradable Plastic Offers a Novel Habitat for Diverse Plant Pathogenic Fungi in Temperate Forest Ecosystems

P Nonthijun, B Tanunchai, SA Schroeter… - Microbial Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Poly (butylene succinate-co-adipate)(PBSA), a biodegradable plastic, is significantly
colonized and degraded by soil microbes under natural field conditions, especially by fungal …

Dark side of a bio-based and biodegradable plastic? Assessment of pathogenic microbes associated with poly (butylene succinate-co-adipate) under ambient and …

K Juncheed, B Tanunchai, SFM Wahdan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bio-based and biodegradable plastic mulching films have been proposed to replace the non-
biodegradable plastic mulch films to solve plastic pollution problems in agricultural soils …

Physico-chemical characteristics of biodegradable poly (lactic acid) and poly (lactic acid)/chitosan composites under the influence of gamma irradiation

MA Elsawy, M Fekry, AM Sayed, NA Maziad, GR Saad - 2022 - researchsquare.com
PLA and its nanocomposite containing 3% chitosan nanoparticles (PLA-3CsNP) were
studied to see how γ-irradiation affected their characteristics. Different doses of γ-irradiation …

Links among Microbial Communities, Soil Properties and Functions

V Guliyev, B Tanunchai, M Noll, F Buscot, W Purahong… - 2022 - ul.qucosa.de
Abstract (EN) The incomplete degradation of bio-based and biodegradable plastics (BBPs)
in soils causes multiple threats to soil quality, human health, and food security. Plastic …