Degradation of polyethylene plastic in soil and effects on microbial community composition

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 416; p. 126173
• Main Authors: Huang, Daofen, Xu, Yibo, Lei, Fadan, Yu, Xiaoqin, Ouyang, Zhuozhi, Chen, Yanhua, Jia, Hanzhong, Guo, Xuetao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.08.2021
• Subjects: community structure; Degradation; environmental impact; human health; Interaction; microbial colonization; microbial communities; Microbial Community; pollution; Polyethylene; Soil; soil microorganisms; terrestrial ecosystems; weight loss; Degradation; Soil; Polyethylene; Microbial Community; Interaction

Plastics pollution in global soil systems is becoming a severely global issue and potential threat to terrestrial ecosystem serves and human health. Herein, in order to determine the degradability and ecological effects of polyethylene (PE) films, we measured the weight loss and characterization of...