Effects of Nanoplastics on Freshwater Biofilm Microbial Metabolic Functions as Determined by BIOLOG ECO Microplates.

Int J Environ Res Public Health · 2019 · PMC6926673 · PMID 31766547

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Although there has been an increasing trend of plastic waste recycling recently, the vast majority of plastics (79% in 2015) still end up in landfills or are discarded in the environment [ 2 ].

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