Marine pollution bulletin
Biological mediation of microplastic aggregation and sedimentation by a harmful dinoflagellate Prorocentrum minimum in a simulated marine environment.
Kavindu Dhananjaya Sudusinghe, Young Kyun Lim, Sang Hee Hong, Sang Soo Baek, Seung Ho Baek
Published: 202610.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119227
Abstract
Coastal estuaries are hotspots of microplastics (MPs) and harmful algal blooms (HABs), yet the role of dinoflagellates in MP sinking remains unclear. We examined aggregate formation between Prorocentrum minimum and polyethylene (PE; 1.0 and 1.4 g cm-…
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