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Biodegradation

Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. In contrast to biodegradation, phytodegradation, which has few applications, relies on green plants to effect the degradation.

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Mechanisms

Factors affecting biodegradation rate

Individual material classes

Biodegradable technology

Biodegradation vs. composting

Environmental and social effects

Etymology of "biodegradable"

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Biodegradation

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples116
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
Components1

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Biodegradation

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related to Standards by ASTM International · 55
Biodegradation → Accelerated Bioreactor Landfill ConditionsD7665, Aerobic, Aerobic Aquatic Biodegradation, Aerobic Degradation, Anaerobic Biodegradation, Anaerobic-Digestion ConditionsD5864- Standard Test, Aquatic Biodegradability, Aqueous, Assessing Biodegradability, Bio-kinetic ModelD7475- Standard Test, Biodegradable Fire Resistant Hydraulic, Biodegradable Heat Transfer Fluids, BiodegradationD7044- Standard Specification, Closed RespirometerD6954- Standard Guide, Combination, Compost EnvironmentD6691- Standard Test, Composting Conditions, D5210- Standard Test Method, Defined Microbial Consortium, Degrade
related to Factors affecting biodegradation rate · 14
Biodegradation → Biodegradability, CO2, DINV, Factors, First, For, In, It's, One, Over, Respirometry, Several, The, Thus
related to Mechanisms · 10
Biodegradation → Biodeterioration, Biofragmentation, Due, Hueck, In, Man's, Some, The, This, While
related to Biodegradation vs. composting · 9
Biodegradation → Additionally, Biodegradable, Composting, Essentially, Similarly, The, There, They, This
related to Plastics · 9
Biodegradation → Examples, Others, Plastics, PVC, PVC-based, Some, Such, The, This
related to Biodegradable technology · 8
Biodegradation → Biodegradable, CEN, European Standards Organisation, For, Oxo-biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradation, The, While
see also · 4
Biodegradation → Anaerobic, BioaccumulationBiodegradability, BiomagnificationBioplastic, Ecology
is a · 2
Biodegradation → breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, naturally occurring breakdown of materials by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi or other biological activity

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Biodegradationis abreakdown of organic matter by microorganisms0.90text
Biodegradationis anaturally occurring breakdown of materials by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi or other biological activity0.90text
bacteriainstance ofBiodegradation is the naturally occurring breakdown of materials by microorganisms0.80text
fungi or other biological activityinstance ofBiodegradation is the naturally occurring breakdown of materials by microorganisms0.80text
cancersinstance ofhas been linked to issues0.80text
neurological dysfunctioninstance ofhas been linked to issues0.80text
and hormonal changesinstance ofhas been linked to issues0.80text
Biodegradationrelated to Biodegradable technologyBiodegradable0.60section
Biodegradationrelated to Biodegradable technologyThe0.60section
Biodegradationrelated to Biodegradable technologyFor0.60section
Biodegradationrelated to Biodegradable technologyOxo-biodegradation0.60section
Biodegradationrelated to Biodegradable technologyCEN0.60section

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