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ONGOING RESEARCH AND DATA
Virgin Polytethylene (PE)
Virgin PE under optical microscope
Virgin PE @ SEM
Virgin PE FTIR spectrum
Virgin PE under optical microscope
DATA PERTAINING TO VIRGIN POLYETHYLENE USED AS REFERENCE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF DEGRADATION OF COLLECTED MATERIALS. SCANNING ELECTRON IMAGES, AS WELL AS OPTICAL MICROSCOPE AND CORRESPONDING FTIR DATA ARE SHOWN.
Degraded PE
PE under optical microscope
PE@SEM
FTIR of PE, showing degradation
PE under optical microscope
THE IMAGES HIGHLIGHT DEGRADED PE. OPTICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE FIGURES ARE SHOWN AND THE FTIR SPECTRUM IS DEMONSTRABLY DIFFERENT FROM VIRGIN PE (SEE ABOVE)
PE in the Plastishpere
PE fragment
Spores growing at the surface of PE
PE fragment
HEREIN, PE FRAGMENTS ARE SHOWN TO SERVE AS A SUPPORT FOR THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS, NAMELY, FUNGI. THE SEM FIGURE HIGHLIGHTS THE PRESENCE OF FUNGAL SPORES.