- (biodegrade) break down naturally through the action of biological agents; "Plastic bottles do not biodegrade"
- Biodegradation is the chemical breakdown of materials by a physiological environment. The term is often used in relation to ecology, waste management and environmental remediation (bioremediation). Organic material can be degraded aerobically with oxygen, or anaerobically, without oxygen. ...
- (biodegraded) Subject to biodegradation
- (Biodegrading) A process in which a substance or material can be broken down into simpler compounds by microorganisms and other decomposers such as fungi.
- Biodegradation is the process whereby organic chemicals are broken down into progressively simpler molecules, largely by the action of various bacteria.
- Decomposition of material by microorganisms.
- The metabolic breakdown of materials into simpler components by living organisms.
- decomposition of certain substances (in particular hydrocarbons) by living organisms.
- The breaking down of substances by microorganisms, such as oil-hungry Alcanivorax, which use the substances for food and generally release harmless byproducts such as carbon dioxide and water.
- Decomposition or breakdown of a substance through the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or fungi) or other natural physical processes (such as sunlight).
- The conversion or breakdown of the chemical structure of a pesticide by or in organisms. See also Degradation and Mineralisation.
- The chemical breakdown of materials under natural conditions.
- the breakdown of a material mediated by a biological system [5870]; the passive response of a material to the physico-chemical conditions found in living systems, involving actual cellular effects on the pericellular environment [234].
- The breakdown by living organisms of a compound to its chemical constituents. Materials that can be easily biodegraded are colloquially termed biodegradable.
- Changes caused by micro-organisms (bacteria, algae, fungi): viscosity loss, odor spoilage, delamination, discoloration...
- The destruction or organic materials by microorganisms, soils, natural bodies of water or wastewater treatment systems.
- The breakdown of putrescible (organic) material by biological processes.
- The breakdown of a complex chemical through biological processes that can result in minor loss of functional groups, fragmentation into larger constitutents, or complete breakdown to carbon dioxide and minerals. ...
- The breaking down of a chemical by organisms in the environment.
- Decomposition by microbial action, as with some detergents.
- [Greek bios – life and French degradation] – changes of structure, quality of materials or objects under the influence of biological agents: usually it means loss of basic (useful) characteristics.
- is the complete biochemical decomposition of organic molecules by microorganisms.Biodegradability reduces a substance being emitted into the environment or a substance being retained by it. ...