A new research article in Nature Water by Berte M. Gebreyohanes Belay and colleagues shows how biofilm formation on macroplastics in freshwater systems is driven by plastic properties and water quality. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The interaction between plastic and aquatic environments fosters a distinct microbial community on plastic surfaces known as the plastisphere. In near natural freshwater systems, microbial community c...
