Indole is a ubiquitous nitrogen‐containing aromatic compound that acts both as an environmental pollutant and as a biological signalling molecule. Its inherent recalcitrance demands efficient ...

The biodegradation of natural rubber by microbial species represents a promising, environmentally sustainable approach to managing waste from industrial and consumer rubber products. Natural rubber, ...

Researchers led by a team at the University of California San Diego have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) that could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental ...

Antibiotics that escape into the environment are widely recognized as a growing threat to ecosystems, wastewater treatment ...

Hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic are created and discarded every year. The vast majority are petroleum-based, and they do not naturally degrade. Unless plastic is recycled, and very few ...

A team of researchers in China has developed a promising biotechnological approach that could help communities worldwide tackle the challenge of wastewater contamination by hormone-like pollutants.