Publications

Selected publications sorted by the different focus groups within PLENTY

 Bio-Oceanography

Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean

The composition of bacterial communities associated with plastic biofilms differs between different polymers and stages of biofilm succession

Microbial Consortiums of Putative Degraders of Low-DensityPolyethylene-Associated Compounds in the Ocean

  • Pinto, M., Z. Zhao, K. Klun, E. Libowitzky, G.J. Herndl, 2022: Microbial consortiums of putative degraders of low-density polyethylene-associated compounds in the ocean. mSystems, Vol 7 (2), e01415-21, doi: doi.org.10.1128/msystems.01415-21
  • Pinto, M., T. Langer, T. Hüffer, T. Hofmann, G.J. Herndl, 2019: The composition of bacterial communities associated with plastic biofilms differs between different polymers and stage of biofilm succession. PLoS One, 14: e0217165; doi.org/10/1371/journl.pone.0217165 
  • Romera-Castillo, C., M Pinto, T.M. Langer, X.A. Alvarez-Salgado, G.J. Herndl, 2018: Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean. Nature Communications, 9: 1430; doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03798-5  

 Nanogeosciences

Polyethylene microplastics influence the transport of organic contaminants in soil

Sorption of organic substances to tire wear materials: Similarities and differences with other types of microplastic

The molecular interactions of organic compounds with tire crumb materials differ substantially from those with other microplastics

  • Hüffer, T., Wehrhahn, M., & Hofmann, T. 2020. The molecular interactions of organic compounds with tire crumb materials differ substantially from those with other microplastics. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 22(1), 121-130.
  • Hüffer, T., Wagner, S., Reemtsma, T., & Hofmann, T. 2019. Sorption of organic substances to tire wear materials: Similarities and differences with other types of microplastic. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 113, 392-401.
  • Hüffer, T., Metzelder, F., Sigmund, G., Slawek, S., Schmidt, T.C. and Hofmann, T., 2018. Polyethylene microplastics influence the transport of organic contaminants in soil. Science of The Total Environment, 657, pp.242-247.