Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils.
Microplastics (MPs), plastic particles <5 mm, are found in environments, including terrestrial ecosystems, planetwide. Most research so far has focused on ecotoxicology, examining effects on performance of soil biota in controlled settings. As research pivots to a more ecosystem and global change...
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| description | Microplastics (MPs), plastic particles <5 mm, are found in environments, including terrestrial ecosystems, planetwide. Most research so far has focused on ecotoxicology, examining effects on performance of soil biota in controlled settings. As research pivots to a more ecosystem and global change perspective, questions about soil-borne biogeochemical cycles become important. MPs can affect the carbon cycle in numerous ways, for example, by being carbon themselves and by influencing soil microbial processes, plant growth, or litter decomposition. Great uncertainty surrounds nano-sized plastic particles, an expected by-product of further fragmentation of MPs. A major concerted effort is required to understand the pervasive effects of MPs on the functioning of soils and terrestrial ecosystems; importantly, such research needs to capture the immense diversity of these particles in terms of chemistry, aging, size, and shape. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3d52f320b19045ebaa70bebe4dba1d6b2025-08-20T02:55:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852021-03-01193e300113010.1371/journal.pbio.3001130Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils.Matthias C RilligEva LeifheitJohannes LehmannMicroplastics (MPs), plastic particles <5 mm, are found in environments, including terrestrial ecosystems, planetwide. Most research so far has focused on ecotoxicology, examining effects on performance of soil biota in controlled settings. As research pivots to a more ecosystem and global change perspective, questions about soil-borne biogeochemical cycles become important. MPs can affect the carbon cycle in numerous ways, for example, by being carbon themselves and by influencing soil microbial processes, plant growth, or litter decomposition. Great uncertainty surrounds nano-sized plastic particles, an expected by-product of further fragmentation of MPs. A major concerted effort is required to understand the pervasive effects of MPs on the functioning of soils and terrestrial ecosystems; importantly, such research needs to capture the immense diversity of these particles in terms of chemistry, aging, size, and shape.https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001130&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Matthias C Rillig Eva Leifheit Johannes Lehmann Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils. PLoS Biology |
| title | Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils. |
| title_full | Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils. |
| title_fullStr | Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils. |
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| title_short | Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils. |
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