Differential carbon accumulation of microbial necromass and plant lignin by pollution of polyethylene and polylactic acid microplastics in soil.
Environ Pollut
; 358: 124504, 2024 Oct 01.
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ABSTRACT
The wide microplastics (MPs) occurrence affects soil physicochemical and biological properties, thereby influencing its carbon cycling and storage. However, the regulation effect of MPs on soil organic carbon (SOC) formation and stabilization remains unclear, hindering the accurate prediction of carbon sequestration in future global changes under continuous MP pollution. Phospholipid fatty acids, amino sugars and lignin phenols were used in this study as biomarkers for microbial community composition, microbial necromass and plant lignin components, respectively, and their responses to conventional (polyethylene; PE) and biodegradable (polylactic acid; PLA) MPs were explored. Results showed PLA MPs had positive effects on soil microbial biomass, while the positive and negative effects of PE MPs on microbial biomass varied with MP concentration. PE and PLA MPs increased microbial necromass contents and their contribution to SOC, mainly due to the increase in fungal necromass. On the contrary, PE and PLA MPs reduced lignin phenols and their contribution to SOC, mainly owing to the reduction in vanillyl-type phenols. The response of microbial necromass to PLA MPs was higher than that to PE MPs, whereas the response of lignin phenols was the opposite. MPs increased SOC level, with 83%-200% and 50%-75% of additional SOC in PE and PLA treatments, respectively, originating from microbial necromass carbon. This finding indicates that the increase in SOC pool in the presence of MPs can be attributed to soil microbial necromass carbon, and MPs increased capacity and efficacy of microbial carbon pump by increasing microbial turnover and reducing microbial N limitation. Moreover, the increase in amino sugars to lignin phenols ratio in PE treatment was higher than that in PLA treatment, and the increase in SOC content in PLA treatment was higher than that in PE treatment, indicating a high possibility of SOC storage owing to PLA MPs.
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Poliésteres
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Suelo
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Microbiología del Suelo
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Contaminantes del Suelo
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Carbono
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Polietileno
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Microplásticos
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Lignina
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Environ Pollut
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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2024
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Article
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Reino Unido