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May 4, 2023

Plastic pollution fosters more microbial growth in lakes than natural organic matter Communications

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face_with_colon_three 2022 Microbes can now clean up plastics in lakes, streams, and oceans eventually.


Ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry revealed that plastic bags leach labile compounds. Bioassays performed in Scandinavian lakes indicated that these compounds are incorporated into biomass faster and more efficiently than natural organic matter.

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