Microplastic pollution promotes soil respiration: A global‐scale meta‐analysis

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. e17415 - n/a
• Main Authors: Zhao, Shuling, Rillig, Matthias C., Bing, Haijian, Cui, Qingliang, Qiu, Tianyi, Cui, Yongxing, Penuelas, Josep, Liu, Baiyan, Bian, Shiqi, Monikh, Fazel Abdolahpur, Chen, Jing, Fang, Linchuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Autotrophic microorganisms; Biomass; Carbon - analysis; Carbon - metabolism; Carbon dioxide; Carbon Dioxide - analysis; Carbon Dioxide - metabolism; Carbon dioxide emissions; Chloroflexi; climate; Components; Cyanobacteria; Dissolved organic carbon; Emission analysis; Fluorescein diacetate; global change; global climate change; Heterotrophic microorganisms; hydrolases; Meta-analysis; microbial biomass; Microbiomes; Microbiota - drug effects; Microorganisms; Microplastic pollution; Microplastics; Microplastics - analysis; Plastic debris; Plastic pollution; pollution; Respiration; Soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil analysis; Soil bacteria; soil CO2 emission; soil enzyme activities; Soil Microbiology; Soil microorganisms; soil organic C; soil organic carbon; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soil pollution; soil respiration; Soils; Substrate inhibition; soil enzyme activities; soil microorganisms; soil CO2 emission; global climate change; microplastics; soil organic C

Microplastic (MP) pollution likely affects global soil carbon (C) dynamics, yet it remains uncertain how and to what extent MP influences soil respiration. Here, we report on a global meta‐analysis to determine the effects of MP pollution on the soil microbiome and CO2 emission. We found that MP pol...