Assessment of Biofilm Growth on Microplastics in Freshwaters Using a Passive Flow-Through System.

Toxics · 2023 · PMC10748376 · PMID 38133388

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Overall, a positive trend between ATP and DOC was observed for all polymer types (Pearson correlation coefficient r = 0.51–0.69, p < 0.05).

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No apparent impact of weathering was observed when considering the bond indices of weathered PET, which generally showed a decreasing trend albeit with fluctuation.

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