Use of a fluorescent molecular rotor probe for nanoplastics assessment in epiphytic biofilms growing on submerged vegetation of Lake Saint Pierre (St. Lawrence River)
Linsey Yvette Mouatchô,
Eva Roubeau Dumont,
Dominic E. Ponton
et al.
Abstract:Studies on plastic pollution conducted in freshwaters mainly focused on monitoring plastic debris in the water column or in the sediments. Few studies have investigated the occurrence of plastic debris in benthic biofilms (periphyton). Yet, algal biofilms may potentially act as a sink for plastic debris, trapping it within their mucilaginous or filamentous matrix. Biofilms may also represent a source of plastic debris by sloughing when they become senescent. In addition, plastic debris accumulated within biofi… Show more
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