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Microplastics and Their Effects on Soil Function as a Life-Supporting System

˜The œhandbook of environmental chemistry 2020 40 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Anderson Abel de Souza Machado, Alice A. Horton, Taylor N. Davis, Stefanie Maaß

Summary

Microplastics alter essential soil functions by changing soil structure, water retention, microbial communities, and nutrient cycling in ways that threaten the life-supporting capacity of agricultural and natural soils. As terrestrial microplastic contamination continues to grow — exceeding ocean concentrations in many regions — the long-term health of soil ecosystems and food production is at risk.

Particles play important roles in terrestrial systems, where the natural soil environment provides a complex habitat in which the three-dimensional organization of mineral and organic matter is combined to a diverse array of water levels, microscopic life forms, and...

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