Photochemical dissolution of buoyant microplastics to dissolved organic carbon: Rates and microbial impacts
Aron Stubbins1, Lixin Zhu2, Shiye Zhao2, Daoji Li2, Thais B Bittar3, Robert G Spencer4, David C Podgorski5 and Kara L Lavender Law6, (1)Northeastern University, Marine and Environmental Science; Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Civil and Environmental Engineering, Boston, MA, United States, (2)East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai, China, (3)Northeastern University, Marine Science Center, Boston, MA, United States, (4)Florida State University, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (5)University of New Orleans, Department of Chemistry, New Orleans, LA, United States, (6)Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States