Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics

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Dec 14, 2020, 4:43 pm102 pts
The United States generates seven million tons of sewage sludge annually, enough to fill 2,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. While a portion of this waste is repurposed for manure and other land applications, a substantial amount is still disposed of in landfills. In a new study, researchers have uncovered an…

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