Environmental impact articles within Communications Materials

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• Matters Arising
  06 April 2022 | Open Access

  Reply to: Concerns about global phosphorus demand for lithium-iron-phosphate batteries in the light electric vehicle sector

  • Chengjian Xu
  • , Qiang Dai
  •  & Bernhard Steubing

• Article
  18 December 2020 | Open Access

  Soil microbiomes mediate degradation of vinyl ester-based polymer composites

  The effect of microbial communities on the degradation of polymer composites has not been widely studied. Here, a multi-omics and materials characterization approach reveals the time-dependent effect of naturally occurring microbes on the degradation of vinyl ester composites.

  • Adam M. Breister
  • , Muhammad A. Imam
  •  & Pavana Prabhakar

• Article
  04 December 2020 | Open Access

  Synthesis of ¹⁴C-labelled polystyrene nanoplastics for environmental studies

  Nanoplastics are a substantial environmental risk, and it is important to understanding where and how they are released into the environment. Here, a simple methodology is reported for the one-step synthesis of radiolabelled nanopolystyrene that can be used in environmental studies.

  • Maya Al-Sid-Cheikh
  • , Steven J. Rowland
  •  & Richard C. Thompson