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Kelly\nMicroplastic is an abundant and distinct microbial habitat in an urban river\nEnviron. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript\nDOI: 10.1021\/es503610r\nPublication Date (Web): September 17, 2014\n\nAbstract\nRecent research has documented microplastic particles (&lt; 5 mm in\ndiameter) in ocean habitats worldwide and in the Laurentian Great Lakes.\nMicroplastic interacts with biota in these habitats, including\nmicroorganisms, raising concerns about its ecological effects. Rivers\nmay transport microplastic to marine habitats and the Great Lakes, but\ndata on microplastic in rivers is limited. In a highly urbanized river\nin Chicago, Illinois, USA, we measured concentrations of microplastic\nthat met or exceeded those measured in oceans and the Great Lakes, and\nwe demonstrated that wastewater treatment plant effluent was a point\nsource of microplastic. Results from high-throughput sequencing showed\nthat bacterial assemblages colonizing microplastic within the river were\nless diverse and were significantly different in taxonomic composition\ncompared to those from the water column and suspended organic matter.\nSeveral taxa that include plastic decomposing organisms and pathogens\nwere more abundant on microplastic. These results demonstrate that\nmicroplastic in rivers are a distinct microbial habitat and may be a\nnovel vector for the downstream transport of unique bacterial\nassemblages. In addition, this study suggests that urban rivers are an\noverlooked and potentially significant component of the global\nmicroplastic life cycle.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/es503610r Amanda McCormick, Timothy Hoellein, Sherri A Mason, Joseph Schluep, and John J. Kelly Microplastic is an abundant and distinct microbial habitat in an urban river Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1021\/es503610r Publication Date (Web): September 17, 2014 Abstract Recent research has documented microplastic particles (&lt; 5 mm in diameter) in ocean habitats worldwide and in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Microplastic interacts with biota in these habitats, including microorganisms, raising concerns about its ecological effects. Rivers may transport microplastic to marine habitats and the Great Lakes, but data on microplastic in rivers is limited. In a highly urbanized river in Chicago, Illinois, USA, we measured concentrations of microplastic that met or exceeded those measured in oceans and the Great Lakes, and we demonstrated that wastewater treatment plant effluent was a point source of microplastic. Results from high-throughput sequencing showed that bacterial assemblages colonizing microplastic within the river were less diverse and were significantly different in taxonomic composition compared to those from the water column and suspended organic matter. Several taxa that include plastic decomposing organisms and pathogens were more abundant on microplastic. These results demonstrate that microplastic in rivers are a distinct microbial habitat and may be a novel vector for the downstream transport of unique bacterial assemblages. In addition, this study suggests that urban rivers are an overlooked and potentially significant component of the global microplastic life cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3543,3423,3560],"tags":[1445,1587],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Microplastic is an abundant and distinct microbial habitat in an urban river Environ - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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