Characterization and Potential Evaluation of Plastic-Degrading Fungi Isolated from Kaliabu Landfill, Indonesia

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 225, 2026 International Colloquium on Youth, Environment, and Sustainability – “Earth System Equity: Integrating Social-Economy and Ecological Solutions within Planetary Boundaries” (ICYES 2025)


Article Number		03001
Number of page(s)		11
Section		Environmental Vulnerability, Hazard and Disaster
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202622503001
Published online		06 March 2026

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