TY - BOOK AU - Kai-Lai,G.Ho AU - Pometto Iii,A.L. AU - Gadea-Rivas,A. AU - Briceno,J.A. AU - Rojas,A. TI - Degradation of Polylactic Acid (PLA)Plastic in Costa Rican Soil and Iowa State University Compost Rows1 KW - POLYLACTIC ACID PLASTIC KW - COMPOSTING ENVIRONMENT KW - TROPICAL SOIL N2 - In this study the degradation of polylactic acid (PLA)plastic films in Costa Rican soil and in a leaf composting environment was investigated. Three types of PLA films were used: Ch-I, (PLA monolayer plastic films from Chronopol, Golden, CO), GII (PLA trilayer plastic films from Cargill Dow Polymers LLC, Minnetonka, MN), and Ca-I (PLA monolayer plastic films from Cargill Dow Polymers LLC). The average soil temperature and moisture content in Costa Rica were 27°C and 80 UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qi5ZuKmHPupNY3s7T139VLrWbOiUQvg5/view?usp=drivesdk ER -