Plastic in the Aquatic Environment: Interactions with Microorganisms

Philipp Sapozhnikov, Alexey Salimon, Alexander M. Korsunsky, Olga Kalinina, Olesya Ilyina, Eugene Statnik, Anastasiya Snigirova

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Abstract

Plastic debris is gradually filling the seas, oceans, and freshwater bodies of the planet. Since the 1950s, a huge amount of plastic has entered into various bodies of water. All these objects decompose at different rates, and aquatic organisms take part in these processes. This book chapter provides an overview of studies carried out in recent decades on the interaction between microorganisms and plastic debris in the aquatic environment. Both prokaryotic communities and algo-bacterial cenoses are considered. A separate section is devoted to the research results of the authors of this book chapter, obtained in the natural environment, contaminated with plastic, and in field experiments in the sea.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPlastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part I
Subtitle of host publicationCurrent Status and Challenges
EditorsFriederike Stock, Georg Reifferscheid, Nicole Brennholt, Evgeniia Kostianaia
Place of PublicationSwitzerland
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Chapter7
Pages197-254
Number of pages58
ISBN (Electronic)9783030841188
ISBN (Print)9783030841171
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameHandbook of Environmental Chemistry
Volume111
ISSN (Print)1867-979X

Keywords

  • Colonial settlements
  • Cyanoprokaryotes
  • Diatoms
  • Marine plastic
  • Microplaston
  • Plastic litter
  • Synthetic polymers

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