Global concerns towards potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are steadily increasing due to the
significant threats that PTEs pose to human health and environmental quality. This calls for …

Heavy metal (loid) s exert selective pressure on microbial communities and evolution of
metal resistance determinants. Despite increasing knowledge concerning the impact of …

Ubiquitous contamination of microplastics and arsenic in soil ecosystems can induce many
health issues to nontarget soil organisms, and will also cause many potential threats to the …

The earthworm gut virome influences the structure and function of the gut microbiome, which
in turn influences worm health and ecological functions. However, despite its ecological and …

Excessive levels of heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) in natural environments pose a serious threat
to living beings worldwide. HM exposure causes irreversible damage to structural …

Earthworms are capable of redistributing bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
through soil profiles. However, our understanding of the earthworm gut microbiome and its …

Increasing evidence demonstrated the critical role the earthworm gut played in sustaining
earthworm's metabolism and transformation of nutrients and pollutants in the environment …

Arsenic (As) is a potentially toxic element (PTE) that causes adverse effects on human
health through contamination of soil and groundwater worldwide. Biochar has captured …

Rhizospheric degradation is a green and in situ strategy to accelerate dissipation of organic
pollutants in soils. However, the mechanism on microbial degradation of phthalic acid esters …

Microplastics (MPs) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are two classes of emerging and
prevalent contaminants in terrestrial environments. To date, effects of MPs on the occurrence …