Discovery of the 'Plastisphere': A new marine ecological community
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
The masses of plastic debris that float over large areas of the world's oceans have become new ecological communities that scientists have named the "Plastisphere." Their report in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology suggests that these novel habitats in the North Atlantic Ocean may harbor potential disease-causing microbes.