Role of fungi in bioremediation of emerging pollutants

A Vaksmaa, S Guerrero-Cruz, P Ghosh… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Advancements in chemical, medical, cosmetic, and plastic producing industries have
improved agricultural yields, health and human life in general. As a negative consequence …

Key knowledge gaps for One Health approach to mitigate nanoplastic risks

F Dang, Q Wang, Y Huang, Y Wang, B Xing - Eco-Environment & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
There are increasing concerns over the threat of nanoplastics to environmental and human
health. However, multidisciplinary barriers persist between the communities assessing the …

Distinct influence of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on microbe-driving nitrogen cycling processes in soils and plastispheres as evaluated by …

X Hu, H Gu, X Sun, Y Wang, J Liu, Z Yu, Y Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic mulching is one of the large contributors to microplastic (MP) accumulation in
agricultural landscapes. However, the effects of conventional (PE-MPs) and biodegradable …

Differential fungal assemblages and functions between the plastisphere of biodegradable and conventional microplastics in farmland

K Li, L Xu, X Bai, G Zhang, M Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The heterogeneity of plastisphere and soil can lead to variation in microbiome, potentially
impacting soil functions. Current studies of the plastisphere have mainly focused on …

Differences in the plastispheres of biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastics: a mini review

C Peng, J Wang, X Liu, L Wang - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
There has been a steady rise in the production and disposal of biodegradable plastics.
Unlike the microorganisms present in the biofilms on non-biodegradable plastic surfaces …

Effects of polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) biodegradable microplastics on the abundance and diversity of denitrifying and …

Z Nie, L Wang, Y Lin, N Xiao, J Zhao, X Wan… - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been widely distributed on Earth and have drawn global concern
for freshwater and marine ecosystems. Biodegradable plastics have risen in popularity to …

Future climate change enhances the complexity of plastisphere microbial co-occurrence networks, but does not significantly affect the community assembly

L Ji, B Tanunchai, SFM Wahdan, M Schädler… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biobased and biodegradable plastics have been intensively used in agriculture as mulching
films. They provide a distinctive habitat for soil microbes, yet much less is known about the …

Fate of a biodegradable plastic in forest soil: Dominant tree species and forest types drive changes in microbial community assembly, influence the composition of …

B Tanunchai, L Ji, O Schröder, SJ Gawol… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poly (butylene succinate-co-adipate)(PBSA) degradation and its plastisphere microbiome in
cropland soils have been studied; however, such knowledge is limited in the case of forest …

Analysis of microbial populations in plastic–soil systems after exposure to high poly (butylene succinate-co-adipate) load using high-resolution molecular technique

B Tanunchai, K Juncheed, SFM Wahdan… - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Background Bio-based and biodegradable plastics are considered as plastics of the future
owing to their ability to decompose under various environmental conditions. However, their …

A coordination-driven interface system for improving the performance of high-filled bamboo fiber/poly (butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)(PBSA) biocomposites

J Gao, Z Chen, K Du, Y Zhang, Y Bi, J Su… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural plant fiber-reinforced biopolymer composites are attractive for their renewable,
degradable, and low-carbon, compare to petroleum-based composites. However, the poor …