Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms

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Within a 16 day test period, 47.7% of the ingested Styrofoam carbon was converted into CO2 and the residue (ca. 49.2%) was egested as fecula with a limited fraction incorporated into biomass (ca. 0.5%).

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