Comment on “Expanded polystyrene is not chemically degraded by mealworms” by Z. M. Tahroudi, G. Flematti, J. Joshi, G. Fritz and R. Atkin, <i>RSC Sustainability</i> , 2025, <b>3</b> , 383

Biodegradation of polystyrene products should be characterized on basis of mass balance and by comprehensive analytical methods associated with gut microbiome, transcriptome and metabolome.

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RSC Sustainability
Published
2025-11-21
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https://doi.org/10.1039/d5su00247h
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2
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Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
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Comment on “Expanded polystyrene is not chemically degraded by mealworms” by Z. M. Tahroudi, G. Flematti, J. Joshi, G. Fritz and R. Atkin, RSC Sustainability , 2025, 3 , 383

2 citations
RSC Sustainability
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
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Comment on “Expanded polystyrene is not chemically degraded by mealworms” by Z. M. Tahroudi, G. Flematti, J. Joshi, G. Fritz and R. Atkin, RSC Sustainability , 2025, 3 , 383

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Biodegradation of polystyrene products should be characterized on basis of mass balance and by comprehensive analytical methods associated with gut microbiome, transcriptome and metabolome.

RSC SustainabilityVol. 4(1)
Stanford University (US)
City University of Hong Kong, Harbin Institute of Technology
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Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
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Comment on “Expanded polystyrene is not chemically degraded by mealworms” by Z. M. Tahroudi, G. Flematti, J. Joshi, G. Fritz and R. Atkin, <i>RSC Sustainability</i> , 2025, <b>3</b> , 383 · RSC Sustainability (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS