Publications

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Degli Innocenti, F., Compostability of Biodegradable Plastics -Standard Test Methods presented at International Workshop on Environmentally Degradable Plastics; Smolenice / Slovak Republic, October 4 - 8, 1999

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Hoshino, A., Sawada, H., Yokota, M., Tsuji, M., Fukuda, K. and Kimura, M., Soil Science & Plant Nutrition, 47, 35 (2001).

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Yoshihiro, S.; Kimio, T.; Kiyoo, I.; Tetsuya, I.; Japanese Patent JP 2000129646-A (2000).