Microplastics change soil properties, heavy metal availability and bacterial community in a Pb-Zn-contaminated soil

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 424; no. Pt A; p. 127364
• Main Authors: Feng, Xueying, Wang, Quanlong, Sun, Yuhuan, Zhang, Shuwu, Wang, Fayuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.02.2022
• Subjects: bacterial communities; biodegradation; community structure; Dissolved Organic Matter; Heavy metal contamination; heavy metals; metabolism; Metals, Heavy - toxicity; Microbial activity; Microbial community structure; Microbiota; Microplastics; Plastics; polyamides; polybutylene succinate; polyethylene; polyhydroxybutyrate; polylactic acid; polystyrenes; Soil; Soil ecosystem; soil ecosystems; Soil fertility; Soil Microbiology; soil pH; Soil Pollutants - analysis; xenobiotics; Zinc - toxicity; Microbial activity; Soil fertility; Soil ecosystem; Microbial community structure; Heavy metal contamination

Microplastics (MPs) co-occur widely with diverse contaminants in soils. However, few data are available on their impacts on soil chemical and microbial properties of heavy metal-contaminated soils. For the first time, we investigated the changes in chemical and microbial properties of a Pb-Zn-contam...