Degradation of buried low‐density polyethylene has been reported but only in the composting garbage environment. Evidence is offered linking the initial stage of the breakdown with the transfer by diffusion of unsaturated lipids from the compost to the polymer associated with the generation of peroxides by autoxidation.
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