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The word "biodegraded" is correct and can be used in written English
You can use it when referring to the process by which organic matter is broken down by organisms (typically bacteria or fungi). For example, "After years of disposing organic waste in the landfill, much of it has biodegraded and been returned to the environment."
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"Until it is biodegraded, naturally or chemically dispersed oil, even in small amounts, can be toxic to vulnerable species," the report says in pointing to the importance of the microbes.
The report said dispersion at the surface and in the deep "increases the likelihood that the oil will be biodegraded" by billions of oil-eating microbes.
Dr. Kujawinski found that while they have become diluted, they are "not entirely biodegraded or decomposed".
Given the technology's environmental benefits, including the fact that the materials can be biodegraded after use, would applying it to manufacture supposedly unnecessary high-end items be counterproductive if it could be scaled up and people could overcome their aversion?
Less than 5% of the samples biodegraded after 180 days in seawater, and that did not improve much at the one-year mark.
The front part of the fabric is made out of softer wool that can be recycled or biodegraded and the back side is made out of a stronger synthetic material called Cradura™.
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"I don't think I'll get through my biodegradable bags before they biodegrade," he said.
Furthermore, if polylactic acid (one of the biodegradable plastics used for food packaging) is embedded with nanoclay, it biodegrades even faster.
The hope is that the polymer scaffold will biodegrade in the eye slowly enough for the stem cells to find a permanent home.
There is also growing evidence that some microbes can biodegrade tiny pieces of plastic.
And they never really biodegrade: they simply break into ever smaller pieces.Despite all these drawbacks, the world's consumers are adding to the stock of bags at a fearsome pace.
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