Biodegradable plastics are being the substitute for synthetic plastics and widely been used
in order to combat plastic pollution. Yet not all biodegradable plastics are degradable …

Oxygen (O2) is the ultimate oxidant on Earth and its respiration confers such an energetic
advantage that microorganisms have evolved the capacity to scavenge O2 down to …

Plastic particles in the ocean are typically covered with microbial biofilms, but it remains
unclear whether distinct microbial communities colonize different polymer types. In this …

Underground hydrogen storage can lead to the activation of methanogenic Archaea,
demanding to quantify microbial activities within the pore space to evaluate potential …

The performance of the biodegradable plastic materials polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB),
polybutylene sebacate (PBSe) and polybutylene sebacate co-terephthalate (PBSeT), and of …

Coastal sands are biocatalytic filters for dissolved and particulate organic matter of marine
and terrestrial origin, thus, acting as centers of organic matter transformation. At high …

Microbially-driven soil formation process is an emerging technology for the ecological
rehabilitation of alkaline tailings. However, the dominant microorganisms and their specific …

Major floods pose a severe threat to coastal receiving environments, negatively impacting
environmental health and ecosystem services through direct smothering with sediment and …

The oscillating redox conditions that characterize coastal sandy sediments foster microbial
communities capable of respiring oxygen and nitrate simultaneously, thereby increasing the …

Abstract Permeable sandy sediments cover 50–60% of the global continental shelf and are
important bioreactors that regulate organic matter (OM) turnover and nutrient cycling in the …