Pharmaceutical transforming microbes from wastewater and natural environments can colonize microplastics
Treated wastewater effluents are a source of emerging contaminants, including microplastics and pharmaceuticals, that impact rivers and streams. As microplastics are transported from wastewater treatment into the environment, pharmaceuticals can sorb to the surface and also be colonized by microorga...
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Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2020-02-01
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Series: | AIMS Environmental Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/environsci.2020006/fulltext.html |