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Effects of Soil Residual Plastic Film on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Fertility

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Plastic films have previously displayed tremendous potential to increase water use efficiency in farmland and the yield of cash crops; however, long-term use of plastic film in soils can influence soil physiological and biochemical characteristics and change its biota. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of residual plastic film pollution on soil microbe community structure and fertility in Xinjiang province, China. Residual plastic film-contaminated soil and non-contaminated soil in Xinjiang farmland were selected for this study. The results indicated that residual plastic film pollution changed the structure of the soil biological community by significantly decreasing and increasing the abundance of Actinomycetes and Proteobacteria, respectively; further, the pollution decreased soil organic matter and inorganic nitrogen content by downregulating microbial genes related to soil carbon and nitrogen cycles and decreasing related enzymatic activities. The present results indicated that long-term residual plastic film exposure (more than 10 years) in farmland significantly decreases soil fertility and alters the microbial community structure.

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (21777144), a One Hundred Talents Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences grant to H.F. Qian, and Xingjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Talent Project to H.F. Qian.

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    Haifeng Qian

  2. College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People’s Republic of China

    Haifeng Qian, Meng Zhang, Guangfu Liu, Tao Lu, Qian Qu, Benben Du & Xiangliang Pan

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Qian, H., Zhang, M., Liu, G. et al. Effects of Soil Residual Plastic Film on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Fertility. Water Air Soil Pollut 229, 261 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-018-3916-9

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