Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
The impact of plastic debris floating at the sea surface on the lowest trophic levels of the food web remains unknown. Here, using leaching experiments, the authors show that plastics release dissolved organic carbon into the ambient seawater that is rapidly taken up by marine microbes stimulating t...
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/883c3571ca3d4023962300bfb0dc343c |
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| Sumario: | The impact of plastic debris floating at the sea surface on the lowest trophic levels of the food web remains unknown. Here, using leaching experiments, the authors show that plastics release dissolved organic carbon into the ambient seawater that is rapidly taken up by marine microbes stimulating their growth. |
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