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Vibrio bacteria

Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Plastics in Sargassum may Pose ‘Triple Threat’ to Public Health | FOX Weather

Seaweed on beach in FLorida

A ‘Pathogen’ Storm: Vibrio Bacteria, Sargassum and Plastic Debris | Florida Atlantic U

stock image: boy looks out at the ocean, plastic pollution covers the beach

Could the Next Pandemic be Caused by Plastic Waste? | The Times

MBL Fellow Linda Amaral-Zettler and colleagues coined the term "Plastisphere" in 2013

The Plastisphere, Marine Snow and Ocean Plastics | UC Davis

Microplastics from New Bedford Harbor, Mass.

The Haunting Nature of Plastics | Hakai Magazine

Sediment trap

Is Plastic Degradation Occurring in the Deep Ocean?

campus drone

Secret Life of the 'Plastisphere' Exposed | Microscopy and Analysis

Ruby Rorty, Rut Pedrosa-Pamies, Javier Lloret and Nicole Vandal set out from the research reserve’s boathouse after loading their research boat. Credit: Boris Tsand/Cape Cod Times

Tackling Microplastic Pollution in Waquoit Bay | The Cape Cod Times

campus drone

Charting the Fate of Plastic Debris from Seashore to Ocean Floor