The Problem of Global Marine Plastic Pollution. Is Microbial Degradation of Microplastic a Solution?

Abstract

Thinking about plastics and plastic products, we might have the impression that they are a new human invention but in fact, humans have been using polymers since approximately 1600 BC. The ancient Mesoamericans did the first processing of natural rubber into bands, ornaments, and balls (Andrady and Neal, 2009).