Saturated hydraulic conductivity in microplastics incorporated soils: Effects of soil texture, polymer type, particle size, and concentration

Discover Polymers., Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: May 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Effects of microplastic contamination on the hydraulic, water retention, and desiccation crack properties of a natural clay exposed to leachate

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 351, P. 119858 - 119858

Published: Dec. 20, 2023

Microplastic (MP) can significantly affect soil behaviour and the ecosystem. This paper presents an experimental study to investigate effects of MP contamination leachate exposure on desiccation cracks, hydraulic conductivity, water retention properties natural black clay. The was from a landfill in Australia. clay incorporated with up 2.0% MPs by weight (w/w) diverse dimensions mixed water/leachate. measured include saturated conductivity (k

Language: Английский

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Mitigating the detrimental impacts of low- and high-density polyethylene microplastics using a novel microbial consortium on a soil-plant system: Insights and interactions

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 283, P. 116805 - 116805

Published: Aug. 3, 2024

The accumulation of polyethylene microplastics (PE-MPs) in soil has raised considerable concerns; however, the effects their persistence and mitigation on agroecosystems have not been explored. This study aimed to assess detrimental PE-MPs a soil-plant system evaluate using novel microbial consortium (MC). We incorporated low-density (LDPE) high-density (HDPE) at two different concentrations, along with control (0 %, 1 2 % w/w) into sandy loam for duration 135 days. samples were also treated MC incubated comprised three bacterial strains (Ralstonia pickettii (MW290933) strain SHAn2, Pseudomonas putida ShA, Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus XDB9 (T) S7-10F), fungal (Aspergillus niger F1-16S). Sunflowers subsequently cultivated, physiological growth parameters measured. results showed that adding LDPE significantly decreased pH by 1.06 units compared control. Moreover, HDPE resulted more significant decrease electrical conductivity (EC) relative A dose-dependent increase dissolved organic carbon (DOC) was observed, highest DOC found LDPE. addition higher dosages reduced bulk density (BD) than HDPE. increased water drop penetration time (WDPT) but mean weight diameter aggregates (MWD) water-stable (WSA) revealed levels enhanced basal respiration (BR) biomass (MBC). interaction MP percentages considerably pH, EC, BD, WDPT DOC, MWD, WSA, BR, MBC. Regarding plant growth, incorporating responses sunflower: chlorophyll content (Chl; -15.2 %), Fv/Fm ratio (-25.3 shoot dry (ShD; -31.3 root (RD; -40 leaf area (LA; -38.4 stem (StemD; -25 %) control; ameliorated harmful investigated responses.

Language: Английский

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The impact of large microplastics on the physical behavior of soils: implications to marine sediments

Acta Geotechnica, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(11), P. 7603 - 7617

Published: April 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Determinants of environmental changes in human-modified ecosystems: Effects of plastics on moisture gradients, nutrients, and clay properties

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(19), P. e38738 - e38738

Published: Sept. 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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