Macrofouling communities and the degradation of plastic bags in the sea: an <i>in situ</i> experiment.

R Soc Open Sci · 2017 · PMC5666253 · PMID 29134070

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In the pelagic habitat, net oxygen production on PE was positive during the entire experiment with an increasing trend over time (mean = 0.17 μmol l −1 h −1 cm −2 , s.e. = 0.04), and lower on the biodegradable plastic with negative values after five months.

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