Environment International · 2022
Soil texture is an important factor determining how microplastics affect soil hydraulic characteristics
Guo, Z., Li, P., Yang, X., Wang, Z., Lu, B., Chen, W., Wu, Y., Li, G., Zhao, Z., Liu, G. +3
, Ritsema, C., Geissen, V., Xue, S.
Abstract
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Findings
What changed what, as the paper reports it. Grouped by the measured property.
saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks)
↑ 2↓ 24
- decrease
polypropylene microplastics,0.5–6% vs. CK,0%significant · 0–20 cm · after one week;soils collected May2021 · Yangling · Keshan · Ansai · Loam C2–C5 (C1 excluded),clay C3–C5 and PM/PL lower-dose variants,sand all doses;20/200/500μm;clay PF low-dose reversal separately. Four ring samples per bucket;bucket replication unclear. No claim every size/dose pair significant.
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