![The Effects of Different Aquatic Environments on the Rate of Polyethylene Biodegradation by <em>Bacillus subtilis<em>](/rails/active_storage/representations/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbHdGIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--eca88cbc4aa6232a7db80901225f3a34145dcf2d/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lKYW5CbFp3WTZCa1ZVT2d0eVpYTnBlbVZKSWcwMk1EQjROakF3UGdZN0JsUT0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--52131d7e1d9fc5c464ef2fd793e4b0873b571622/download.jpeg)
Here the authors test the ability of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to degrade the polyethylene from plastic waste in various aquatic environments. They determined that degradation can occur among all samples while it was the highest in fresh water and lowest in ocean water.
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