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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Autores principales:	Cristina Romera-Castillo, Maria Pinto, Teresa M. Langer, Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado, Gerhard J. Herndl
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:883c3571ca3d4023962300bfb0dc343c2021-12-02T17:31:12ZDissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean10.1038/s41467-018-03798-52041-1723https://doaj.org/article/883c3571ca3d4023962300bfb0dc343c2018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03798-5https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The 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.Cristina Romera-CastilloMaria PintoTeresa M. LangerXosé Antón Álvarez-SalgadoGerhard J. HerndlNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Cristina Romera-Castillo Maria Pinto Teresa M. Langer Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado Gerhard J. Herndl Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
description	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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author	Cristina Romera-Castillo Maria Pinto Teresa M. Langer Xosé Antón Álvarez-Salgado Gerhard J. Herndl
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title	Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
title_short	Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
title_full	Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
title_fullStr	Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
title_full_unstemmed	Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
title_sort	dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/883c3571ca3d4023962300bfb0dc343c
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Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean

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