Synthetic plastics are

A) oxidized completely to carbon dioxide after a few years under aerobic conditions.
B) partially degraded into branched chain and polyaromatic hydrocarbons.
C) degraded slowly under anoxic conditions.
D) extremely recalcitrant to microbial degradation.


Answer: B

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