Anthropogenic litter in urban freshwater ecosystems: distribution and microbial interactions.

Accumulation of anthropogenic litter (i.e. garbage; AL) and its ecosystem effects in marine environments are well documented. Rivers receive AL from terrestrial habitats and represent a major source of AL to marine environments, but AL is rarely studied within freshwater ecosystems. Our objectives w...

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Main Authors: Timothy Hoellein, Miguel Rojas, Adam Pink, Joseph Gasior, John Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4067278?pdf=render