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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2024
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M Rumman Hossain

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Kent State University (2018)

1 h-index 4 pubs 236 cited

  • Bacteria
  • Water Microbiology
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Fresh Water
  • Microplastics
  • Rivers
  • Acinetobacter
  • Escherichia coli
  • Plastics
  • Polypropylenes
  • Surface Properties
  • Burkholderia
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Lakes

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

M Rumman Hossain's research investigates the interactions between microplastics and microbial communities in freshwater environments. His work examines how the characteristics of microplastic surfaces influence bacterial colonization, drawing from studies on local streams. Hossain has published research exploring the composition of bacterial communities found on microplastics and the conditioning films that form on their surfaces in freshwater settings. His publications include studies on the effects of microplastic surface properties on bacterial colonization in freshwater, the colonization of nascently generated microplastics by bacterial communities, and the characterization of conditioning films on microplastics.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 4
  • Citations: 236

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2023–present
    University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Biological Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Nascently generated microplastics in freshwater stream are colonized by bacterial communities from stream and riparian sources (2024)
    Journal of Environmental Quality 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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