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Impact of land-use patterns on soil microplastics: Distribution characteristics and driving factors in southern China’s Pearl River Delta
Summary
A study across different land-use types in China's Pearl River Delta found that agricultural land had higher soil microplastic concentrations than urban or forested areas, with land-use history and plastic mulch film use as the dominant factors controlling MP distribution and polymer composition.
Land-use type may affect the abundance, polymer types, and distribution characteristics of soil microplastics (MPs), but their distribution remains unknown in the Pearl River Delta region of Guangdong Province. Here, the abundance of MPs in film-mulched soil, farmland, orchard and forest soils was investigated, and characteristics of the MPs (shape, size, color, and polymer composition) were analyzed in soil samples collected from 23 sites. The average abundance of MPs in film-mulched soil, farmland, orchard and forest soil in the southern China were 2981.8, 4179.2, 2393.3 and 1486.7 items kg respectively. Small particles (< 1 mm), fragments and transparent particles were the main characteristics of the MPs observed. The correlation analysis showed that the total abundance of MPs was positively correlated with the precipitation, urbanization level, and soil pH, while negatively correlated with wind speed, indicating their roles in MP deposition and transport. Furthermore, the polymer composition analysis reveals the local sources of MPs and high heterogeneity. These findings emphasize the complex dynamics of MPs are shaped by meteorological factors, anthropogenic activities, and soil properties, which are significant for follow-up studies of MP pollution control and remediation.
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