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 language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Plastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part I |
| Subtitle of host publication | Current Status and Challenges |
| Editors | Friederike Stock, Georg Reifferscheid, Nicole Brennholt, Evgeniia Kostianaia |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH |
| Chapter | 7 |
| Pages | 197-254 |
| Number of pages | 58 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030841188 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030841171 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | Handbook of Environmental Chemistry |
|---|---|
| Volume | 111 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1867-979X |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
Keywords
- Colonial settlements
- Cyanoprokaryotes
- Diatoms
- Marine plastic
- Microplaston
- Plastic litter
- Synthetic polymers
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