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Battulga, B.; Atarashi-Andoh, Mariko; Nakanishi, Takahiro; Koarashi, Jun
Science of the Total Environment, 849, p.157758_1 - 157758_11, 2022/11
Times Cited Count:4 Percentile:37.30(Environmental Sciences)Characterizing plastic-associated biofilms is key to the better understanding of organic material and mineral cycling in the "Plastisphere"-the thin layer of microbial life on plastics. In this study, we propose a new method to extract biofilms from environmental plastics, in order to evaluate the properties of biofilm-derived organic matter through stable carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) isotope signatures and their interactions with radionuclides especially radiocesium (Cs). After ultrasound-assisted separation from the plastics, biofilm samples were successfully collected via a sequence of syringe treatments. Biofilm-derived organic matter samples (14.5-65.4 mg) from four river mouths in Japan showed Cs activity concentrations of 75 to 820 Bq kg biofilm (dw), providing evidence that environmental plastics, mediated by developed biofilms, serve as a carrier for Cs in the coastal environment. Significant differences in the (C and N signatures were also obtained for the biofilms, indicating the different sources, pathways, and development processes of biofilms on plastics.
Goppelt-Langer, P.*; Yamamoto, Shunya; Aoki, Yasushi; Takeshita, Hidefumi; Naramoto, Hiroshi
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 118(1), p.7 - 10, 1996/09
Times Cited Count:7 Percentile:55.05(Instruments & Instrumentation)no abstracts in English
; Hiroki, Seiji; Abe, Tetsuya; Murakami, Yoshio
Vacuum, 47(11), p.1313 - 1316, 1996/00
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:16.23(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English