Microbial colonization and degradation of polyethylene and biodegradable plastic bags in temperate fine-grained organic-rich marine sediments

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 168-178

  Nauendorf, Alice ^a   Krause, Stefan ^a   Bigalke, Nikolaus K ^a   Gorb, Elena V ^b   Gorb, Stanislav N ^b   Haeckel, Matthias ^a   Wahl, Martin ^a   Treude, Tina ^a,c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilm; Carrier bag; Compostable; Eckernf rde Bay; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ANOXIC WATER; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONES; MICROORGANISMS; OXIC SEDIMENTS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; POLYETHYLENES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ANAEROBIC MICROBES; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; CARRIER BAG; COMPOSTABLE; COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; POLYETHYLENE BAGS; WESTERN BALTIC SEAS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC; POLY(BUTYLENE ADIPATE CO TEREPHTHALATE); POLYETHYLENE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; COLONIZATION; COMPOSTING; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROORGANISM; PLASTIC WASTE;

AEROBE; AEROBIC MICROBE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BALTIC SEA; BENTHOS; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SEDIMENT; SURFACE STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEA; WETTABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; ECKERNFORDE BAY; GERMANY; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GERMANY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYETHYLENE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84959493571     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.024     Document Type: Article

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