Microplastics–biofilm in aquatic ecosystem: Formation, pollutants complexation, greenhouse gas emission and ecotoxicology

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Microbiology +17

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

Erik Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer, Linda Amaral‐Zettler · Environmental Science & Technology · 2013 · 3.2K citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Microbiology +17

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

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Life Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Sciences +17

Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

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Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology +17

Small-sized microplastics and pigmented particles in bottled mineral water

Barbara E. Oßmann, George Sarau, Heinrich Holtmannspötter et al. · Water Research · 2018 · 968 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences +14