Talk:Plastisphere

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Global spread of plastic-eating microorganisms

Some maps showing the spread of sea-based bacteria like Ideonella sakaiensis, Zalerium maritimum, ... should be made available here (i.e. are they present in places where there is much plastic debris, like the garbage patches, or on beaches and certain rivers (i.e. Citarum, ...), known to carry much plastic waste ?

Also, are these bacteria commercially grown for allowing cleanup volunteers to spread them on beaches containing fine plastic particles, which are difficult to remove by hand? --Genetics4good (talk) 11:28, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Plastic degradation by marine bacteria into Plastisphere

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was…not to merge.

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Joyous! | Talk 05:47, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Large overlap, broader scale in the target article. Artoria2e5 🌉 05:49, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

I concur that there is overlap because the focus of the Plastisphere article is almost entirely marine, even though the concept of the Plastisphere is much broader. I recommended creating a new page which became Plastic degradation by marine bacteria rather than editing Plastisphere, because the focus of the article is on degredation and the marine environment, and is much narrower than the "Plastisphere", which would make the Plastisphere article even more unbalanced. Another problem is that much of the information in Plastic degradation by marine bacteria is not specific to marine bacteria. In reality, there should probably be a new page on "Degredation of plastics" which could be broadened, and the "Plasisphere" article should be expanded to include terrestrial systems. It is a bit of a mess .... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Curt99 (talk • contribs) 22:05, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

On second read of the articles I came to the same conclusion. I think we will need a move to Biodegradation of conventional plastic or something for the degradation article. Artoria2e5 🌉 02:40, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Oppose the merger. The topics are sufficiently different to merit separate articles. Neither is subordinate to the other. Libcub (talk) 02:29, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Oppose the merger. As it stands, the two articles could better signpost one another (eg a see main article link), but they are distinct topics, if intertwined. Mia (talk) 14:46, 13 February 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mia yun Ruse (talk • contribs)

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Wiki Education assignment: Biogeochemical Processes

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 January 2023 and 10 May 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Hassa613, Mronnander (article contribs).

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Research heading and other comments on structure

It has been gnawing on me for over a day, but... this heading is just strange. I am glad to see this article expanded, but I'd ask the student editors and their mentor to consider the layout (headigs and their organization and level) here. What we have here is not very clear. I'd start by removing the 'research' heading and then trying to organize other sections in some logical way, what I see here right now is that each section is relevant, but their order, and connection to sections preceeding or proceeding them, seems to be determined by nothing in particular. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:38, 22 April 2023 (UTC)