Structural and Functional Characteristics of Microplastic Associated Biofilms in Response to Temporal Dynamics and Polymer Types - Tu, Chen; Liu, Ying; Li, Lianzhen; Li, Yuan; Vogts, Angela; Luo, Yongming; Waniek, Joanna J. (Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 2021)
Keywords: Addition polymerization; Aquatic Pollution; Bacteria; Biodegradation; biofilm; Biofilms; Chemical analysis; Colonization; Community structure; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Functional groups; Gene sequencing; genes; Hydrophobicity; Microplastics; Pollution; Polyethylene; Polyethylenes; Polymers; Polypropylene; polypropylenes; Polystyrene; Polystyrene resins; polystyrenes; Seawater; Selectivity; Soil Science & Conservation; Spectroscopy; Structure-function relationships; temporal variation; toxicology; Waste Water Technology; Water analysis; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Biodegradation; Biofilm; Morphology and structure; Microplastics; Microbial community