Effect of emerging contaminants on soil microbial community composition, soil enzyme activity, and strawberry plant growth in polyethylene microplastic-containing soils
Shawninder Chahal, Peiying Wang, Vinicius Bueno, Hemanshu Anand, Stéphane Bayen, Subhasis Ghoshal, Valérie Gravel, Nathalie Tufenkji
Abstract
Emerging contaminants were found to alter the soil microbial community composition. However, no changes were observed when these compounds were added to soil containing 100 mg kg −1 HDPE microplastics.
Topics & Concepts
MicroplasticsSoil waterComposition (language)Environmental chemistryContaminationMicrobial population biologyPolyethyleneEnvironmental scienceSoil contaminationPlant growthChemistryHigh-density polyethyleneSoil PollutantsAgronomyBiologyEcologySoil scienceBacteriaGeneticsOrganic chemistryPhilosophyLinguisticsMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques