Article ; Online: Biofilms on plastic litter in an urban river: Community composition and activity vary by substrate type.
Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation
2024 Volume 96, Issue 3, Page(s) e11008
Abstract: In aquatic ecosystems, plastic litter is a substrate for biofilms. Biofilms on plastic and natural surfaces share similar composition and activity, with some differences due to factors such as porosity. In freshwaters, most studies have examined biofilms ...
Abstract | In aquatic ecosystems, plastic litter is a substrate for biofilms. Biofilms on plastic and natural surfaces share similar composition and activity, with some differences due to factors such as porosity. In freshwaters, most studies have examined biofilms on benthic substrates, while little research has compared the activity and composition of biofilms on buoyant plastic and natural surfaces. Additionally, the influence of substrate size and successional stage on biofilm composition has not been commonly assessed. We incubated three plastics of distinct textures that are buoyant in rivers, low-density polyethylene (rigid; 1.7 mm thick), low-density polyethylene film (flexible; 0.0254 mm thick), and foamed polystyrene (brittle; 6.5 mm thick), as well as wood substrates (untreated oak veneer; 0.6 mm thick) in the Chicago River. Each material was incubated at three sizes (1, 7.5, and 15 cm |
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MeSH term(s) | Rivers ; Polyethylene ; Ecosystem ; Biofilms ; Chlorophyll |
Chemical Substances | Polyethylene (9002-88-4) ; Chlorophyll (1406-65-1) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-01-27 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1098976-6 |
ISSN | 1554-7531 ; 1047-7624 ; 1061-4303 |
ISSN (online) | 1554-7531 |
ISSN | 1047-7624 ; 1061-4303 |
DOI | 10.1002/wer.11008 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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