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Can Bacteria Eat Our Plastic Problem? A Chat with Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde

Can Bacteria Eat Our Plastic Problem? A Chat with Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde

Update: 2025-11-03
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Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde is an expert in environmental chemistry, environmental biochemistry, and bioengineering, but at the heart of it all is nanoscience. In this episode of Nanoscape Atistilde talks about her research, which includes discoveries in microplastics and nanoplastics and why nanoscience plays a key role in her research group's activities which aims to  gain a fundamental understanding of the "why" and "how" of the environmental behavior of organics, with implications for nutrient cycling, ecosystem health, agricultural productivity, and environmental biotechnology.

Guest: Ludmilla Aristilde, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering,  Northwestern University

Hosts: Seth Zimmerman, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, IIN and Erin Spain, MS, Podcaster and Science Communicat

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Can Bacteria Eat Our Plastic Problem? A Chat with Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde

Can Bacteria Eat Our Plastic Problem? A Chat with Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde

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