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Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass

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Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass. / Graf, Martine; Greenfield, Lucy; Reay, Michaela K et al.
In: Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 458, 15.09.2023, p. 131932.

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Graf, M, Greenfield, L, Reay, MK, Bargiela, R, Williams, G, Onyije, C, Lloyd, CEM, Bull, ID, Evershed, RP, Golyshin, P, Chadwick, D & Jones, DL 2023, 'Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 458, pp. 131932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131932

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Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Reay, M. K., Bargiela, R., Williams, G., Onyije, C., Lloyd, C. E. M., Bull, I. D., Evershed, R. P., Golyshin, P., Chadwick, D., & Jones, D. L. (2023). Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 458, 131932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131932

CBE

Graf M, Greenfield L, Reay MK, Bargiela R, Williams G, Onyije C, Lloyd CEM, Bull ID, Evershed RP, Golyshin P, et al. 2023. Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 458:131932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131932

MLA

Graf, Martine et al. "Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass". Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2023, 458. 131932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131932

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Graf M, Greenfield L, Reay MK, Bargiela R, Williams G, Onyije C et al. Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2023 Sept 15;458:131932. Epub 2023 Jun 26. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131932

Author

Graf, Martine ; Greenfield, Lucy ; Reay, Michaela K et al. / Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass. In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2023 ; Vol. 458. pp. 131932.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Increasing concentration of pure micro- and macro-LDPE and PP plastic negatively affect crop biomass, nutrient cycling, and microbial biomass

AU - Graf, Martine

AU - Greenfield, Lucy

AU - Reay, Michaela K

AU - Bargiela, Rafael

AU - Williams, Gwion

AU - Onyije, Charles

AU - Lloyd, Charlotte E. M.

AU - Bull, Ian D.

AU - Evershed, Richard P

AU - Golyshin, Peter

AU - Chadwick, Dave

AU - Jones, Davey L.

PY - 2023/9/15

Y1 - 2023/9/15

N2 - Over the last 50 years, the intense use of agricultural plastic in the form of mulch films has led to an accumulation of plastic in soil, creating a legacy of plastic in agricultural fields. Plastic often contains additives, however it is still largely unknown how these compounds affect soil properties, potentially influencing or masking effects of the plastic itself. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of pure plastics of varying sizes and concentrations, to improve our understanding of plastic-only interactions within soil-plant mesocosms. Maize (Zea mays L.) was grown over eight weeks following the addition of micro and macro low-density polyethylene and polypropylene at increasing concentrations (equivalent to 1, 10, 25, and 50 years mulch film use) and the effects of plastic on key soil and plant properties were measured. We found the effect of both macro and microplastic on soil and plant health is negligible in the short-term (1 to

AB - Over the last 50 years, the intense use of agricultural plastic in the form of mulch films has led to an accumulation of plastic in soil, creating a legacy of plastic in agricultural fields. Plastic often contains additives, however it is still largely unknown how these compounds affect soil properties, potentially influencing or masking effects of the plastic itself. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of pure plastics of varying sizes and concentrations, to improve our understanding of plastic-only interactions within soil-plant mesocosms. Maize (Zea mays L.) was grown over eight weeks following the addition of micro and macro low-density polyethylene and polypropylene at increasing concentrations (equivalent to 1, 10, 25, and 50 years mulch film use) and the effects of plastic on key soil and plant properties were measured. We found the effect of both macro and microplastic on soil and plant health is negligible in the short-term (1 to

U2 - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131932

DO - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131932

M3 - Article

VL - 458

SP - 131932

JO - Journal of Hazardous Materials

JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials

SN - 0304-3894

ER -