Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean

Approximately 5.25 trillion plastic pieces are floating at the sea surface. The impact of plastic pollution on the lowest trophic levels of the food web, however, remains unknown. Here we show that plastics release dissolved organic carbon (DOC) into the ambient seawater stimulating the activity of...

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Autores principales: Romera-Castillo, Cristina, Pinto, Maria, Langer, Teresa M., Álvarez-Salgado, Xosé Antón, Herndl, Gerhard J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5897397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29651045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03798-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5897397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29651045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03798-5

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