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Climate-controlled fragmentation redefines the ecological role of soil microplastics
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2026
Summary
Researchers examine how climate-driven fragmentation processes — temperature fluctuations, UV exposure, freeze-thaw cycles — accelerate the breakdown of plastic debris in soils, arguing that accounting for these climate variables substantially changes predictions about microplastic persistence, size distributions, and ecological impacts in terrestrial environments.
Climate-controlled fragmentation redefines the ecological role of soil microplastics