期刊
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 139, 期 -, 页码 328-331出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.01.004
关键词
Micro(nano)plastics; Organism vector; Aggregation; Diffusion; Gene exchange; Energy flow
资金
- Program for the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51521006, 51509087]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT-13R17]
Micro(nano)plastics, as emerging contaminants, have attracted worldwide attention. Nowadays, the environmental distribution, sources, and analysis methods and technologies of micro(nano)plastics have been well studied and recognized. Nevertheless, the role of micro(nano)plastic particles as vectors for attaching organisms is not fully understood. In this paper, the role of micro(nano)plastics as vectors, and their potential effects on the ecology are introduced. Micro(nano)plastics could 1) accelerate the diffusion of organisms in the environment, which may result in biological invasion; 2) increase the gene exchange between attached biofllm communities, causing the transfer of pathogenic and antibiotic resistance genes; 3) enhance the rate of energy, material and information flow in the environment. Accordingly, the role of microplastics as vectors for organisms should be further evaluated in the future research.
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