The observation was performed in brick buildings for dairy cows breeding. The stabling was created as lose boxes with litter (made from separated slurry) and with grid dung-passage. The aim of the work was assessed evaluation the availability of separated slurry used as a plastic litter from the animal cleanness, welfare and microclimatic parameters of stabling. During experiment was ascertained, that not founded negative impact at the animals.

The marine environment is polluted by plastics of all forms and sizes. To reduce this serious pollution, it is important to identify its sources. This work focuses on the me-chanically induced breakdown of plastic into smaller fragments as a source of secondary microplastic, the time scale in which these microplastics are formed as well as the influ-ence of different environmental conditions like matrix conditions, collision potential or UV irradiation on the abrasion and fragmentation behaviour of plastic debris. Since a systematic investigation of parameter influence is not possible in the environ-ment, laboratory experiments were developed to simulate natural conditions such as drift on the beach or wave action in the (low tide) surf and swash zone. For this purpose, selected plastic objects (PET bottles, HDPE caps, PS cups and LDPE bags) were ex-posed to collision and/or friction forces under different conditions. Besides visual in-spection of the destruction procedure, a number of different methods was used to char-acterize the process, e.g., counting of visible fragments (larger than 350 μm), micro-scopic analysis of the surface structure (binocular, SEM) and highly resolved analysis of particle numbers in the size range below 350 μm. In order to extract microplastic parti-cles (<5 mm) from the matrix, extraction methods were developed that were adapted to the given sample properties (matrix volume). Furthermore, based on the particle num-bers, the power law model was applied to analyse the fragmentation process in the con-text of the observed particle size distributions. Plastic samples exhibited various signs of mechanical impairment in form of surface abrasion, cracks, tears, perforation, crumpling and finally fragmentation. The formation of fragments in different sizes (macro-, meso- and microplastics) was observed. The plastic objects were classified according to their degree of destruction to elucidate the effect of the different experimental conditions. Results show that fragmentation and abrasion depend on individual properties of the plastic objects such as thickness or shape and on the potential of weakening the plastic structure by mechanical forces (collisions) or chemical degradation (UV irradiation). Environmental conditions also influence the plastic damage; surface abrasion plays a major role on the beach; fragmentation will most likely happen in the surf- and in the swash zone. However, both processes occur simultaneously and interact with each oth-er. Formation of secondary microplastics was shown to be likely in the marine environ-ment; it must therefore be considered as an important process in the light of microplastic contamination.

La prise de conscience récente de la menace qui pèse sur les océans, réceptacle final de la pollution plastique, a donné lieu à une effervescence dans le domaine scientifique. On estime que plus de 5,25 milliards de particules plastiques flottent dans les océans. Ces travaux de thèse s’inscrivent dans le cadre de cette préoccupation environnementale de premier ordre, en apportant de nouvelles connaissances sur le compartiment bactérien qui se développe sur les débris plastiques en mer, appelé « plastisphère ». L’analyse des prélèvements effectués pendant l’expédition Tara-Méditerranée a permis de caractériser, pour la première fois dans cette zone, un biofilm abondant et spécifique des plastiques par comparaison aux communautés bactériennes attachées aux particules organiques ou libres dans l’eau de mer. Ensuite, la cinétique de colonisation bactérienne sur différents polymères a été étudiée grâce à la mise en place de microcosmes en circulation ouverte sur le milieu naturel. Le couplage original de données biologiques et physico-chimiques des surfaces plastiques a permis de constater un développement bactérien plus important sur des plastiques « biodégradables » (notamment des espèces hydrocarbonoclastes) par rapport aux polymères conventionnels. Enfin, de fortes activités hétérotrophes et ectoenzymatiques ont été constatées sur les polymères par rapport à l’eau de mer. Encore une fois, des différences en fonction des types de plastiques et du stade de formation du biofilm ont été observées. Les travaux menés pendant cette thèse mettent en lumière l’existence d’une nouvelle niche écologique sur les plastiques, distincte de celle de l’eau de mer environnante. / The increasing awareness on the impact of plastic pollution within the marine environment has stimulated countless of scientific studies. For the past decade, researchers have quantified plastic waste and assessed its fate at sea. It is estimated that more than 5.25 billion plastic particles float within the world’s oceans today. This PhD work is a result in part of this major environmental concern. It brings with it new knowledge about the marine bacterial communities that develop on plastic debris, also termed as the "plastisphere". The analysis of samples taken from the Tara-Mediterranean expedition allowed us, for the first time, to characterize, and quantify communities specific towards plastic biofilms in comparison to the communities attached to organic matter in surrounding seawater. Bacterial colonization and its evolution on different types of polymers was studied using microcosm experiments with open seawater circulation. The unusual coupling of biological and physicochemical data of plastic surfaces revealed a greater bacterial development on "biodegradable" polymers compared to conventional polymer types (especially hydrocarbonoclastic species). We showed that the composition of the polymer, together with its hydrophobicity and roughness, influences the diversity of bacterial communities during the early colonization steps. Finally, a greater bacterial biofilm activity (e.g. heterotrophic productions) was observed on polymer surfaces compared to seawater. Once again, differences according to plastic types have been observed. This present work highlights the existence of a new ecological niche on plastics that are distinct from the surrounding seawater.

The observation was performed in brick buildings for dairy cows breeding. The stabling was created as lose boxes with litter (made from separated slurry) and with grid dung-passage.The aim of the work was assessed evaluation the availability of separated slurry used as a plastic litter from the animal hygiene points of view health, reproduction and milk quality in cosws, and microclimatic parameters of stabling. During experiment was ascertained, that not founded negative impact at the animals health.