Microplastic Adsorption by Bacterial Biofilms: Exploring a Nature-Based Solution for Aquatic Ecosystems

The study evaluates the ability of bacterial biofilms to adsorb microplastics, a potential solution for this emergent contaminant. It involved cultivating native biofilms under laboratory conditions and comparing their retention capacity against control surfaces without biofilm. The results showed a significant increase of approximately 3.8-fold in microplastic adsorption in the presence of biofilm.