1. Synthesis of a block copolymer of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(ethylene glycol) and its application to biodegradable polymer blends

   • Yoshiharu Kumagai
   • Yoshiharu Doi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 87

2. Enzymatic degradation of poly([R,S] β-hydroxybutyrate)

   • J. J. Jesudason
   • R. H. Marchessault
   • T. Saito

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 98

3. Molecular structure of extracellular poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase fromAlcaligenes faecalis T1

   • Terumi Saito
   • Akiko Iwata
   • Takeshi Watanabe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 105

4. Chemiluminescence in evaluating the thermal oxidative stability of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers. 1. Influence of stabilizers and lubricants

   • Sunil S. Parikh
   • Lev Zlatkevich

   OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 110

5. Microtox assay to determine the toxicity of degradation products from degradable plastics

   • Kenneth E. Johnson
   • Anthony L. Pometto III
   • Joel Coats

   OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 116

6. Studies on enhanced degradable plastics. II. Weathering of enhanced photodegradable polyethylenes under marine and freshwater floating exposure

   • A. L. Andrady
   • J. E. Pegram
   • Y. Song

   OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 126

7. Degradation of starch-plastic composites in a municipal solid waste landfill

   • Vincent T. Breslin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 141

8. Cellulose acetate biodegradability upon exposure to simulated aerobic composting and anaerobic bioreactor environments

   • Ji-Dong Gu
   • D. T. Eberiel
   • R. A. Gross

   OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 153

9. Starch-plastic materials—Preparation, physical properties, and biodegradability (a review of recent USDA research)

   • C. L. Swanson
   • R. L. Shogren
   • S. H. Imam

   Review Pages: 155 - 166

10. Starch-filled polyethylene in a composting environment: Evidence for polyethylene matrix oxidation

    • E. Chiellini
    • F. Cioni
    • A. Pera

    Short Communication Pages: 167 - 170