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Interactions between microplastics and phytoplankton aggregates

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) 2016
Marc Long, Brivaëla Moriceau, Morgane Gallinari, Christophe Lambert, Arnaud Huvet, Jean Raffray

Summary

This study examined how microplastics interact with phytoplankton aggregates in the ocean, potentially affecting the sinking behavior of marine organic matter. The interactions between plastics and biological particles may influence the biological carbon pump and the vertical transport of pollutants into the deep ocean.

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