ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Ecotoxicity of Composts Containing Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyesters
Dana Adamcová1, Magdalena Daria Vaverková1, Soňa Hermanová2, Stanislava Voběrková3
 
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1Department of Applied and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Agronomy,
Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
2Department of Polymers, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague,
Technická 5, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic
3Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy,
Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 61300, Czech Republic
 
 
Submission date: 2014-08-06
 
 
Final revision date: 2014-09-18
 
 
Acceptance date: 2014-09-23
 
 
Publication date: 2015-07-27
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(4):1497-1505
 
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The eco-toxicological impact of copolyesters during composting was evaluated by plant growth tests with cress (Lepidium sativum) and barley (Hordeum vulgare). The research was conducted to determine if PET beverage bottles modified by lactic acid (copolyesters) and products of their biodegradation would affect compost. The results demonstrate that the composts on which the examined materials were degrading were not toxic to the plants. Compared to the reference sample, the germination and growth of plants were stimulated. The plants showed an increase in plant biomass. Changes in appearance, retarded growth, or necrotic changes were not observed. The resulting compost did not exhibit any unfavorable influence on compost quality, and the products of degradation affected the growth and development of plants positively.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
 
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