Aquatic plastisphere: Interactions between plastics and biofilms. (1st April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, Yue; Miao, Lingzhan; Adyel, Tanveer M.; Waldschläger, Kryss; Wu, Jun; Hou, Jun
• Is Part Of: Environmental pollution. Volume 322(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-04-01
• Subjects: Plastisphere -- Microbial community -- Co-occurrence network -- Plastics degradation; Pollution -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Environmental Pollution -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Périodiques; Pollution -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; Pollution -- Effets physiologiques -- Périodiques; Pollution; Pollution -- Environmental aspects; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 363.73
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121196
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-7491

Abstract

Abstract: Because of the high production rates, low recycling rates, and poor waste management of plastics, an increasing amount of plastic is entering the aquatic environment, where it can provide new ecological niches for microbial communities and form a so-called plastisphere. Recent studies have focused on the one-way impact of plastic substrata or biofilm communities. However, our understanding of the two-way interactions between plastics and biofilms is still limited. This review first summarizes the formation process and the co-occurrence network analysis of the aquatic plastisphere to comprehensively illustrate the succession pattern of biofilm communities and the potential consistency between keystone taxa and specific environmental behavior of the plastisphere. Furthermore, this review sheds light on mutual interactions between plastics and biofilms. Plastic properties, environmental conditions, and colonization time affect biofilm development. Meanwhile, the biofilm communities, in turn, influence the environmental behaviors of plastics, including transport, contaminant accumulation, and especially the fragmentation and degradation of plastics. Based on a systematic literature review and cross-referencing from these disciplines, the current research focus, and future challenges in exploring aquatic plastisphere development and biofilm-plastic interactions are proposed. Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: Interaction between plastics and biofilms in aquatic environments were reviewed. Microbial structure and co-occurrence network in plastisphere were discussed. Impacts of plastic properties and environmental conditions on biofilm were reviewed. Impacts of biofilm on the environmental behavior of plastics were analyzed.