Microplastics alter soil structure and microbial community composition

Han, Lanfang; Chen, Liying; Feng, Yanfang; Kuzyakov, Yakov; Chen, Qiang; Zhang, Sibo; Liang, Chao; Cai, Yanpeng; Ma, Chuanxin; Sun, Ke; Rillig, Matthias C.

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2024.108508

articleEnvironment InternationalFeb 16, 2024GOLD OA

Microplastics alter soil structure and microbial community composition

LHLanfang Han LCLiying Chen YFYanfang Feng YKYakov Kuzyakov QCQiang Chen

Guangdong University of Technology · Ministry of Education · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Microplastics (MPs), including conventional hard-to-biodegrade petroleum-based and faster biodegradable plant-based ones, impact soil structure and microbiota in turn affecting the biodiversity and functions of terrestrial ecosystems. Herein, we investigated the effects of conventional and biodegradable MPs on aggregate distribution and microbial community composition in microhabitats at the aggregate scale. Two MP types (polyethylene (PE) and polylactic acid (PLA) with increasing size (50, 150, and 300 μm)) were mixed with a silty loam soil (0-20 cm) at a ratio of 0.5 % (w/w) in a rice-wheat rotation system in a greenhouse under 25 °C for one year. The effects on aggregation, bacterial communities and their…

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Microplastics
Loam
Microbial population biology
Ecosystem
Soil structure
Biodegradation
Chemistry
Composition (language)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

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