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Fungi Outperform Bacteria at Breaking Down BPA

Fungi Outperform Bacteria at Breaking Down BPA

What they found

Fungal enzymes outperform bacteria at degrading the plastic contaminant BPA, though some byproducts remain toxic.

Fungal enzymes outperform bacteria at degrading the plastic contaminant BPA, though some byproducts remain toxic.

The number

up to 33,458 µg/L

How solid is it?

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Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health

Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Breaking Down BPA

Breaking Down BPA

Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic plastic contaminant found at levels up to 33,458 µg/L in landfill leachate, disrupts hormones and harms ecosystems. Fungi, with powerful enzymes, outperform bacteria in degrading BPA into less harmful substances, though some byproducts remain toxic.

Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic plastic contaminant found at levels up to 33,458 µg/L in landfill leachate, disrupts hormones and harms ecosystems. Fungi, with powerful enzymes, outperform bacteria in degrading BPA into less harmful substances, though some byproducts remain toxic.

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