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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2026

Colonization of Microplastics by Different Strains of

Carrie Carpenter, Kelsey Kern, Regina Hanlon, Boris A Vinatzer, David G Schmale, Hosein Foroutan

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Carrie CarpenterSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States.ORCID 0009-0009-2789-8811
Kelsey KernDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States.
Regina HanlonSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States.
Boris A VinatzerSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States.
David G SchmaleSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7003-7429
Hosein ForoutanDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4185-3571

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly detected throughout the atmosphere, raising questions about their persistence and influence on cloud-relevant ice nucleation processes. Recent studies suggest that MPs may act as ice-nucleating particles (INPs), potentially enhanced by biological colonization. Here, we quantify the ice nucleation activity (INA) of polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene (PE) MPs before and after surface aging and microbial colonization. Strains of

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IceMicroplasticsPseudomonas syringaeBiofilmsFreezingPolyethylenePolystyrenesIceMicroplasticsPolyethylenePolystyrenesbiofilmice nucleationimmersion freezingmicroplastics

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PMID41810850
PMCPMC13045015

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