Down the drain: exploring wastewater's role in coastal microbiome transformations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many coastal ecosystems worldwide are impacted by wastewater discharges, which introduce nutrients, pollutants, and allochthonous microbes that can alter microbiome composition and function. Although the severity and distribution of these impacts vary across regions, their potential consequences for key ecological processes remain a concern. The resilience and functional adaptability of native coastal microbiomes are still poorly understood. To study the immediate ecological impact of wastewater discharge on a coastal seawater microbiome, we conducted short-term microcosm experiments, exposing a coastal microbiome to two types of treated wastewater: (i) unfiltered wastewater containing nutrients, pollutants, and allochthonous microbes; and (ii) filtered wastewater contai

SUBMITTER: Orel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12849601 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature