Meng-Ying Li, Wei Wang, Yue Ma, Yinglong Chen, Hong-Yan Tao, Ze-Ying Zhao, Peng-Yang Wang, Li Zhu, Baoluo Ma, Yun-Li Xiao, Shi-Sheng Li, Muhammad Ashraf, Wen-Ying Wang, Xiao-Bin Xiong, Ying Zhu, Jin-Lin Zhang, Momena Irum, Ya-Jie Song, Levis Kavagi, You-Cai Xiong
Plastic fragments are widely found in the soil profile of terrestrial ecosystems, forming plastic footprint and posing increasing threat to soil functionality and carbon (C) footprint. It is unclear how plastic footprint affects C cycling, and in particularly permanent C sequestration. Integrated field observations (including 13 C labelling) were made using polyethylene and polylactic acid plastic fragments (low-, medium- and high-concentrations as intensifying footprint) landfilling in soil, to track C flow along soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC)...
April 4, 2024: Environment International