Michael Mazzotta cuts plastic samples to measure respiration signals of microbial communities (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Michael Mazzotta cuts plastic samples to measure respiration signals of microbial communities

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WHOI postdoctoral investigator Michael Mazzotta cuts plastic samples to measure respiration signals of microbial communities respiring cellulose diacetate. A new study led by WHOI researchers finds that cellulose diacetate, a bio-based plastic, degrades in the ocean faster than previously thought.

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Collin Ward © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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