The husks of the corn and the gourds would biodegrade, and nothing would be left of the festival except the memory of it in the minds of the par ticipants.
If oil pollution occurs in the ocean, it remains; it does not biodegrade as quickly as it would in a warmer, more northerly climate.
It does not biodegrade and therefore remains in the environment for a very long time.
It should be noted that fluoroacetamide biodegrades within a few months when in contact with soil.
Spills of oil and various wastes, including human waste, do not biodegrade to the same extent as they do in the northern hemisphere.
If aviation fuel were to be jettisoned it would biodegrade readily and therefore would not be expected to have a long-term impact.
We are told very glibly that, apart from decomposing it with detergents, nature will biodegrade it.
There are some organic substances that biodegrade rapidly.
