Submicron Plastic Adsorption by Peat, Accumulation in Sphagnum Mosses and Influence on Bacterial Communities in Peatland Ecosystems
Mandar Bandekar, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Jukka Kekäläinen, Teemu Tahvanainen, Raine Kortet, Peng Zhang, Zhiling Guo, Jarkko Akkanen, Jari T.T. Leskinen, Miguel A. Gomez‐Gonzalez, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Hans‐Peter Grossart, Eugenia Valsami‐Jones, Jussi V.K. Kukkonen
Abstract
moss. However, the presence of NOM on SMPs significantly altered the bacterial community structure compared to SMPs without NOM. Our findings show that peatland ecosystems can potentially adsorb plastic particles. This can not only impact mosses themselves but also change the local microbial communities.
Topics & Concepts
SphagnumPeatMossEcosystemEnvironmental chemistryAdsorptionMicrobial population biologyEnvironmental scienceChemistryEcologyBacteriaGeologyBiologyOrganic chemistryPaleontologyCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology