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Correction to “Soil biota modulate the effects of microplastics on biomass and diversity of plant communities”
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Correction to: Effect of Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics on Bacterial Community and Nutrient Status in Two Agricultural Soils
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This is a correction notice for a previously published study on how polyvinyl chloride microplastics affect soil bacterial communities and nutrient levels, fixing mislabeled bacterial groups in one figure. The underlying finding — that PVC microplastics alter soil microbial communities — remains valid.
Microplastics in Soil-Plant Systems
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This review synthesized evidence on microplastic contamination in terrestrial soil-plant systems, examining effects on soil structure, nutrient cycling, microbial communities, and plant uptake of plastic particles. Because plants can absorb microplastics and translocate them into edible tissue, agricultural soil contamination represents a direct and underappreciated pathway of human dietary exposure to plastic particles.
Correction to: Soil Invertebrates Generate Microplastics From Polystyrene Foam Debris
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This is simply a correction notice, not a new study, the researchers who found that soil-dwelling insects can break down polystyrene foam (like packing peanuts or takeout containers) into smaller microplastic pieces made an error identifying which cricket species they used in their experiment. They're now setting the record straight: the bug was a different type of cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) than originally reported (Acheta domesticus), though the main finding about insects generating microplastics still stands. This matters because understanding how common insects break down plastic waste into tinier particles helps scientists track how microplastics spread through soil, potentially into our food
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