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

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Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic

(2018) L. Lebreton et al.   Scientific Reports

Environmental Factors Support the Formation of Specific Bacterial Assemblages on Microplastics

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Degradation and metabolism of synthetic plastics and associated products by Pseudomonas sp.: capabilities and challenges

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Recent progress in marine foul-release polymeric nanocomposite coatings

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Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research

(2017) Catherine L. Waller et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plastics in the North Atlantic garbage patch: A boat-microbe for hitchhikers and plastic degraders

(2017) Didier Debroas et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Solutions for global marine litter pollution

(2017) Ansje Löhr et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Isolation and characterization of Arctic microorganisms decomposing bioplastics

(2017) Aneta K. Urbanek et al.   AMB Express

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

(2017) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Macrofouling communities and the degradation of plastic bags in the sea: an in situ experiment

(2017) Nora-Charlotte Pauli et al.   Royal Society Open Science

The Arctic Ocean as a dead end for floating plastics in the North Atlantic branch of the Thermohaline Circulation

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Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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Spatial and seasonal variation in diversity and structure of microbial biofilms on marine plastics in Northern European waters

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Microplastics Alter the Properties and Sinking Rates of Zooplankton Faecal Pellets

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Diversity and Activity of Communities Inhabiting Plastic Debris in the North Pacific Gyre

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Microbes on a Bottle: Substrate, Season and Geography Influence Community Composition of Microbes Colonizing Marine Plastic Debris

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Bacterial Community Profiling of Plastic Litter in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

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Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

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Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates

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Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

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Emerging chemicals and the evolution of biodegradation capacities and pathways in bacteria

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Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

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Diversity, cold active enzymes and adaptation strategies of bacteria inhabiting glacier cryoconite holes of High Arctic

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Biodegradation of polyvinyl alcohol-low linear density polyethylene-blended plastic film by consortium of marine benthic vibrios

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Structure and diversity of bacterial, eukaryotic and archaeal communities in glacial cryoconite holes from the Arctic and the Antarctic

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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

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Interactions Between Microorganisms and Marine Microplastics: A Call for Research

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Biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters soaked in deep seawaters and isolation of poly(ɛ-caprolactone)-degrading bacteria

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Degradation of plastic carrier bags in the marine environment

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Biodegradation of several fibers submerged in deep sea water and isolation of biodegradable plastic degrading bacteria from deep ocean water

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Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Polymer Surfaces as a Substrate for Bacterial Attachment and Biofilm Formation

(2009) Hayden K. Webb et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

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Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends

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Extracellular enzymes of cold-adapted bacteria from Arctic sea ice, Canada Basin

(2009) Yong Yu et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

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A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems

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