Wastewater treatment alters microbial colonization of microplastics.
Microplastics are ubiquitous contaminants in aquatic habitats globally, and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are point sources of microplastics. Within aquatic habitats microplastics are colonized by microbial biofilms, which can include pathogenic taxa and taxa associated with plastic breakdown....
Main Authors: | John J Kelly, Maxwell G London, Amanda R McCormick, Miguel Rojas, John W Scott, Timothy J Hoellein |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244443 |
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