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Plastic pollution in the hyporheic zone: occurrence and its interaction with microorganisms

Author(s): Tjaša Matjašič (Author), Nataša Mori (Supervisor), Tatjana Simčič (Co-Supervisor), Tanja Dreo (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2023

Type: Doctoral dissertation

Plastic pollution is a global issue, yet our understanding of its impact on organisms and ecosystems remains limited. My PhD thesis explores the presence of microplastics (MP) in river ecosystems, their interaction with freshwater hyporheic biofilms and specifically, the response of hyporheic biofilms to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pollution in the …