ASSESSMENT OF THE CAPACITY OF DIFFERENT BACTERIAL STRAINS FOR THE BIODEGRADATION OF MICROPLASTICS

Plastic waste (macroplastics) fragments in the environment due to various factors and once inside the system, they produce a wide variety of impacts on the environment depending on their physical and chemical characteristics, such as density, particle size, color, degradability, presence of other chemical compounds, etc. The influence of environmental factors, such as the intensity of solar radiation, wind speed and direction, ocean currents, etc.; and their interaction with organisms and microorganisms through ingestion or the formation of biofilms is also decisive.