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

Cristina Romera-Castillo, Maria Pinto, Teresa M. Langer, Xose Anton Alvarez-Salgado, Gerhard J. Herndl

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Original languageEnglish
Article number1430
Number of pages7
JournalNature Communications
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Apr 2018

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 105906 Environmental geosciences

Keywords

  • MARINE-ENVIRONMENT
  • BACTERIAL-GROWTH
  • ATLANTIC-OCEAN
  • MICROPLASTICS
  • MATTER
  • ACCUMULATION
  • RESPIRATION
  • DEGRADATION
  • WATER

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