Polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride microplastics promote soil nitrification and alter the composition of key nitrogen functional bacterial groups
Shunyin Huang, Ting Guo, Zhen Feng, Baochen Li, Yimin Cai, Da Ouyang, Williamson Gustave, Chengfei Ying, Haibo Zhang
Topics & Concepts
Denitrifying bacteriaNitrificationEnvironmental chemistryChemistryNitrateNitrogen cycleMicroorganismNitrate reductaseAmmoniumDenitrificationAgronomyNitrogenBacteriaBiologyOrganic chemistryGeneticsMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties