Biodegradability prediction isbiologically inspired computing and attempts to predictbiodegradability ofanthropogenic materials in theenvironment. Demand for biodegradability prediction is expected to increase with governments stepping up environmental regulations (see, for instance, testing forbioaccumulation in theREACH proposal).^{[citation needed]}

Example:

• Development ofquantitative structure-activity relationship (QSARs) forbiodegradation, for instance,biochemical oxygen demand for chemicals released into the environment with the aid ofmachine learning and otherartificial intelligence methods.^[1]
• TheUniversity of Minnesota Biocatalysis and Biodegradation Database (UM-BBD), which contains information on microbial biocatalytic reactions and biodegradation pathways for primarily xenobiotic, chemical compounds. One of its many features allows the prediction of microbial catabolic reactions using substructure searching, a rule-base, and atom-to-atom mapping.

• Anaerobic digestion
• Biodegradation
• Composting
• Landfill gas monitoring
• List of environment topics
• List of ecology topics
• Petersen matrix

• UM-BBD

• Biodegradation
• Biodegradable waste management

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