Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene-LDPE by the Lepidopteran Galleria Mellonella Reusing Beekeeping Waste.

ABSTRACT: Plastic pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems of this century because most plastics are single-use, and once their useful life is over, they become pollutants, since their decomposition takes approximately 100-400 years. The objective of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) biodegradation by G. mellonella in the district of Pangoa, Junín, Peru. For the development of the study, the G. mellonella was conditioned in three groups of beekeeping residues (beeswax, balanced diet, and wheat bran); after the conditioning stage, the biodegradation treatment was developed, which consisted of placing the G. mellonella in terrariums with the LDPE, the treatments were carried out at three different times (24, 36, and 48 

SUBMITTER: Poma O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535396 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature