PMID- 36054230
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20231220
LR  - 20231220
IS  - 1462-2920 (Electronic)
IS  - 1462-2912 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 12
DP  - 2023 Dec
TI  - Biodegradation of microplastic in freshwaters: A long-lasting process affected by 
      the lake microbiome.
PG  - 2669-2680
LID - 10.1111/1462-2920.16177 [doi]
AB  - Plastics have been produced for over a century, but definitive evidence of 
      complete plastic biodegradation in different habitats, particularly freshwater 
      ecosystems, is still missing. Using (13) C-labelled polyethylene microplastics 
      (PE-MP) and stable isotope analysis of produced gas and microbial membrane 
      lipids, we determined the biodegradation rate and fate of carbon in PE-MP in 
      different freshwater types. The biodegradation rate in the humic-lake waters was 
      much higher (0.45% +/- 0.21% per year) than in the clear-lake waters (0.07% +/- 0.06% 
      per year) or the artificial freshwater medium (0.02% +/- 0.02% per year). Complete 
      biodegradation of PE-MP was calculated to last 100-200 years in humic-lake 
      waters, 300-4000 years in clear-lake waters, and 2000-20,000 years in the 
      artificial freshwater medium. The concentration of 18:1omega7, characteristic 
      phospholipid fatty acid in Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria, was a predictor of 
      faster biodegradation of PE. Uncultured Acetobacteraceae and Comamonadaceae among 
      Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria, respectively, were major bacteria related to the 
      biodegradation of PE-MP. Overall, it appears that microorganisms in humic lakes 
      with naturally occurring refractory polymers are more adept at decomposing PE 
      than those in other waters.
CI  - (c) 2022 The Authors. Environmental Microbiology published by Society for Applied 
      Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Taipale, Sami J
AU  - Taipale SJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7510-7337
AD  - Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, 
      University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
FAU - Vesamaki, Jussi
AU  - Vesamaki J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6662-6108
AD  - Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, 
      University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
FAU - Kautonen, Petra
AU  - Kautonen P
AD  - Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, 
      University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
FAU - Kukkonen, Jussi V K
AU  - Kukkonen JVK
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3449-6828
AD  - Department of Environmental and Biological Science, University of Eastern 
      Finland, Finland.
FAU - Biasi, Christina
AU  - Biasi C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7413-3354
AD  - Department of Environmental and Biological Science, University of Eastern 
      Finland, Finland.
FAU - Nissinen, Riitta
AU  - Nissinen R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4604-6050
AD  - Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, 
      University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
FAU - Tiirola, Marja
AU  - Tiirola M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5589-3748
AD  - Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, 
      University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
LA  - eng
GR  - 615146/ERC_/European Research Council/International
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220828
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Microbiol
JT  - Environmental microbiology
JID - 100883692
RN  - 0 (Microplastics)
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Microplastics
MH  - Lakes
MH  - Plastics
MH  - Ecosystem
MH  - *Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Polyethylene
EDAT- 2022/09/03 06:00
MHDA- 2023/12/20 06:42
CRDT- 2022/09/02 13:44
PHST- 2022/04/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/08/11 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/12/20 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2022/09/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/09/02 13:44 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/1462-2920.16177 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Microbiol. 2023 Dec;25(12):2669-2680. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16177. Epub 
      2022 Aug 28.