Papers

The Spatiotemporal Successions of Bacterial and Fungal Plastisphere Communities and Their Effects on Microplastic Degradation in Soil Ecosystems

Researchers tracked how bacterial and fungal communities colonize microplastic surfaces in soil over time, finding that the surrounding soil type had the strongest influence on which microbes grew on the plastics. The microbial communities on microplastics were less diverse and less stable than those in the surrounding soil, but they attracted microbes with a higher capacity to break down organic carbon. The study suggests that microplastic surfaces become hotspots for carbon metabolism in soil ecosystems.

Coupled Effects of Polyethylene Microplastics and Cadmium on Soil–Plant Systems: Impact on Soil Properties and Cadmium Uptake in Lettuce

Researchers studied how polyethylene microplastics interact with cadmium contamination in soil and its effects on lettuce growth. The study found that microplastics combined with cadmium significantly decreased soil quality and that microplastics can alter cadmium uptake in plants, suggesting that co-contamination of agricultural soils with both pollutants may pose compounded risks to food crop safety.

Effects of exposure to polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate microplastics on activated sludge system performance and microbial community structure

Effects of exposure to polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate microplastics on activated sludge system performance and microbial community structure

Polypropylene Microplastics and Cadmium: Unveiling the Key Impacts of Co-Pollution on Wheat–Soil Systems from Multiple Perspectives

Researchers found that polypropylene microplastics combined with cadmium co-pollution impaired wheat germination, reduced plant growth, and disrupted soil microbial communities more severely than either contaminant alone, demonstrating synergistic toxicity in an agriculturally important crop.

Deciphering the Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Conventional and Biodegradable Microplastics on the Soil Microbiome

Molecular-Level Insights into the Leachates Released from Ultraviolet-Aged Biodegradable and Conventional Commercial Microplastics and Their Mechanism of Toxicity Toward Chlorella Pyrenoidosa

Effects of Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastics on Performance of Sequencing-Batch Membrane Bioreactor for Municipal Wastewater Treatment

A Study on the Physiological Responses and Molecular Mechanisms Of Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii To Nanoplastics

Dynamic Alterations of Extracellular Polymeric Substances and Their Associations with Microbial Communities in the Soil Plastisphere

A study on the physiological responses and molecular mechanisms of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to nanoplastics

Physiological and Transcriptomic Changes in Microalga Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Triggered by Nanoplastics Stress

Effects of Photoaging on Structure and Characteristics of Biofilms on Microplastic in Soil

Insights into the Removal of Polystyrene Nanoplastics Using the Contaminated Corncob-Derived Mesoporous Biochar from Mining Area