New methods help scientists easily measure the surface area of underwater plants. This is crucial because these plants host ...

Biofilm distribution helps pinpoint areas where microplastics will accumulate by David L. Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Gerald R. Ford International Airport’s new $20 million water treatment facility keeps glycol from the river where it can create biofilm.

Debroy, A., George, N. and Mukherjee, G. (2021) Role of Biofilms in the Degradation of Microplastics in Aquatic Environments. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 97, 3271-3282.

In short, biofilms make algal blooms more likely by supporting various microbial activities, including the promotion of cyanobacteria, nitrogen production, and oxygen depletion through decomposition, ...

Christine Anlanger, Ute Risse-Buhl, Daniel von Schiller, Christian Noss, Markus Weitere, Andreas Lorke, Hydraulic and biological controls of biofilm nitrogen uptake in gravel-bed streams, Limnology ...

What happens to marine life during a hurricane? Hurricanes can be incredibly damaging to aquatic ecosystems. As a storm "grows larger and more potent, it can generate waves as high as 18.3 meters ...

5 Laboratory of Biology of Algae, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy The plastisphere, a unique microbial biofilm community colonizing plastic debris and ...

ABSTRACT: In this article dedicated to the modeling of vertical mass transfers between the biofilm and the bulk flow, we have, in the first instance, presented the methodology used, followed by the ...