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Heterogeneous Microbial Biofilms: A Promising Solution for Combating Terrestrial Microplastic Pollution
Summary
Researchers investigate heterogeneous microbial biofilms as a potential solution for terrestrial microplastic pollution, examining how diverse microbial communities colonize plastic surfaces and degrade polymer chains, and exploring their capacity to reduce microplastic accumulation as particles transfer through food webs and into human and animal tissues.
Environmental pollution by primary and secondary microplastics is currently recognized as a major threat to planetary health. Transferring among organisms through food webs, they accumulate in humans and other organisms resulting in detrimental effects across the...