Biodegradation
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Name (Hebrew)
פירוק ביולוגי
Name (Latin)
Biodegradation
Name (Arabic)
التحلل الحيوي
Other forms of name
Biocorrosion
Biodecay
Biodecomposition
Biodeterioration
Biological corrosion
Biological decay
Biological decomposition
Biological degradation
Decay, Biological
Decomposition (Biology)
Degradation, Biological
See Also From tracing topical name
Biochemistry
Decomposition (Chemistry)
Microbiology
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q696715
Library of congress:
sh 85014130
Sources of Information
- Cartwright, R.D. Biodecomposition of rice residue and biocontrol of Sclerotium oryzae in California, 1992.
- Collins, P.H. Dict. of the environment & ecology, 2004(biodegradation: the breaking down of a substance by natural processes, e.g., the breakdown of activated sludge by bacteria)
- Lincoln, R. Dict. of ecology, evolution & systematics, 1998(biodeterioration: the spoilage of an object or material as a result of biological, usually microbial, activity)
- The science of biological decomposition [VR] c1993.
- Depository Services Program Thes. via WWW, Mar. 30, 2004(Biological decay USE Biodegradation)
- Alltheweb search, Mar. 30, 2004(biodecay)
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Wikipedia description:
Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. In contrast to biodegradation, phytodegradation, which has few applications, relies on green plants to effect the degradation. In practice, almost all chemical compounds and materials are subject to biodegradation, the limiting element being time. Vegetables may degrade within days, whereas some plastics can take a lot of time to degrade. A standard for biodegradability used by the European Union is that greater than 90% of the original material must be converted into CO2, water, and minerals by biological processes within 6 months. Biodegradation does not apply to elements; thus heavy metal pollutants do not biodegrade.
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