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Microplastics and Soil Nutrient Cycling
2023
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Madushika Sewwandi,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Madhuni Madhushika Wijesooriya,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Sasimali Soysa,
Sasimali Soysa,
Sasimali Soysa,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Sasimali Soysa,
Sasimali Soysa,
Nanthi Bolan
Sasimali Soysa,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Madushika Sewwandi,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Sasimali Soysa,
Nanthi Bolan
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Sasimali Soysa,
Meththika Vithanage,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Sasimali Soysa,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Meththika Vithanage,
Sasimali Soysa,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Sasimali Soysa,
Meththika Vithanage,
Sasimali Soysa,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Hasintha Wijesekara,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan
Summary
Microplastics accumulating in agricultural soils can disrupt the natural cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus by altering microbial communities and reducing soil enzyme activity. This review highlights that even at current environmental concentrations, microplastics may impair the soil ecosystem functions that underpin food production, though the full extent of effects on nutrient cycles remains incompletely understood.
In recent decades, microplastic contamination in the terrestrial environment has become an emerging environmental issue. Microplastic accumulation in terrestrial environments occurs through composting, mulching, irrigation water, biosolids application, and atmospheric fallout; microplastics are likely to interact with soil nutrients, influencing their biogeochemical cycling. The carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous cycles are affected by microplastics-microbe interactions through the leaching of dissolved organic carbon and altered denitrification. The presence of microplastics in soil negatively affects its structural and functional aspects. Microplastics can decrease soil microbial enzyme activity, coding genes, microbial biomass carbon, and microbial carbon use efficiency, thereby indirectly affecting soil nutrient cycling. However, limited background knowledge is available on the influence of microplastics in soil nutrient cycling. This chapter focuses on factors affecting nutrient cycling in microplastic-contaminated soil. It also highlights the influence of microplastics on the redistribution of micronutrients and trace elements in soil and provides suggestions for future studies.