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Negative effects of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) microplastics on Arabidopsis and its root-associated microbiome

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2024
Jiaxi Liu, Peiyuan Wang, Y. B. Wang, Yujia Zhang, Tengqi Xu, Yiqiong Zhang, Jiao Xi, Lijun Hou, Lijun Hou, Li Li, Li Li, Zengqiang Zhang, Caroline De Tender, Yanbing Lin, Yanbing Lin

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Researchers investigated the effects of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) biodegradable microplastics on Arabidopsis thaliana and its root-associated microbiome, finding that PBAT-MPs at tested concentrations in agricultural soil caused negative impacts on plant growth and altered the composition of root-zone microbial communities.

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Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) is a biodegradable polymer that is widely used in the production of biodegradable mulch films in order to reduce the white pollution caused by non-biodegradable polyethylene mulch. Despite its widespread use in agriculture, the effects of PBAT microplastics (PBAT-MPs) on plant growth and microbial communities have rarely been reported. In this study, Arabidopsis thaliana were planted as model crop in soil containing 2 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/558926/document

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