ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2019
Increasing Temperature and Microplastic Fibers Jointly Influence Soil Aggregation by Saprobic Fungi.
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- Microplastic effects on soil system parameters: a meta-analysis study.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Pooled it
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- COVID-19 pandemic-related drugs and microplastics from mask fibers jointly affect soil functions and processes.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- Fate of microplastics under the influence of climate change.iScience · 2023Review
- Pandemic COVID-19 ends but soil pollution increases: Impacts and a new approach for risk assessment.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
- Toxicity testing of nonwovens used for production of respiratory protective equipment.Central European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Microplastic/nanoplastic toxicity in plants: an imminent concern.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2022Review
- Microplastic Shape, Polymer Type, and Concentration Affect Soil Properties and Plant Biomass.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Potential Effects of Microplastic on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- A Review of Methods to Determine Viability, Vitality, and Metabolic Rates in Microbiology.Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Review
- Global assessment of fibrous microplastic pollution: Sources, environmental distribution, and ecological impacts.Journal of environmental qualityReview
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Abstract
Microplastic pollution and increasing temperature have potential to influence soil quality; yet little is known about their effects on soil aggregation, a key determinant of soil quality. Given the importance of fungi for soil aggregation, we investigated the impacts of increasing temperature and microplastic fibers on aggregation by carrying out a soil incubation experiment in which we inoculated soil individually with 5 specific strains of soil saprobic fungi. Our treatments were temperature (ambient temperature of 25°C or temperature increased by 3°C, abruptly versus gradually) and microplastic fibers (control and 0.4% w/w). We evaluated the percentage of water stable aggregates (WSA) and hydrolysis of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) as an indicator of fungal biomass. Microplastic fiber addition was the main factor influencing the WSA, decreasing the percentage of WSA except in soil incubated with strain RLCS 01, and mitigated the effects of temperature or even caused more pronounced decrease in WSA under increasing temperature. We also observed clear differences between temperature change patterns. Our study shows that the interactive effects of warming and microplastic fibers are important to consider when evaluating effects of global change on soil aggregation and potentially other soil processes.
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