Do Soil pH Levels Drive the Responses of Catalase Activity and Bacterial Communities to Microplastics? A Case Study in Mollisols.

Yuan Yin, Xiangyu Wu, Qina Ren, Yuxin Guo, Zhonghui Yue, Xin Bai, Jia Xu, Pengwei Wang

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Yuan YinCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.

Xiangyu WuCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.

Qina RenCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.

Yuxin GuoCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.

Zhonghui YueCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.

Xin BaiCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7574-312X

Jia XuCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.

Pengwei WangCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.

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Xin bai XKB202404Zhonghui Yue 1305123257

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Prolonged application and low recycling rates of agricultural plastic films have resulted in significant accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in soils, posing a threat to soil health. However, the impacts of MPs on microbial communities and enzyme activities in Mollisols remain poorly understood. To address the key question of whether soil pH drives the responses of catalase (CAT) activity and bacterial communities to MPs-a core focus of this Mollisol-based case study-we investigated the effects of different MP concentrations (1%, 5%, and 10%) on bacterial community structure and CAT activity across three Mollisol farmlands with distinct pH levels. CAT activity was stimulated at low MP concentrations but inhibited at high levels, whereas dynamic and thermodynamic parameters displayed irregular responses. Temperature sensitivity (

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bacterial communitycatalaseenzymatic reactionmicroplasticsmollisols

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PMID41441226

DOI10.3390/toxics13121005

PMCPMC12736934

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