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{"title":"Ancient deep-sea environmental virome provides insights into the evolution of human pathogenic RNA viruses","authors":"Xinyi Zhang ,&nbsp;Liquan Huang ,&nbsp;Xiaobo Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pathogenic viruses, especially RNA viruses causing several billions of infections of humans every year in the world, have great threats to human health. The epidemiological survey of pathogenic viruses has been well characterized on the land. However, the origins of the pathogenic viruses are largely unclear. To address this concern, the human pathogenic RNA viruses in the deep sea, the distinctive ecosystem on the earth, was characterized in this study. The mega-scale viromes of the RNA viruses from 157 sediments of the global deep sea identified 153,471 viral operational taxonomic units (vOTUs), representing the largest RNA virus dataset. Only 1.45% of vOTUs were homologous with the known viruses. Of note, 13 human pathogenic viruses belonging to 5 viral families were distributed in the deep sea. Hydrothermal vent was the deep-sea ecosystem rich in potential pathogenic viruses. The sediments containing these RNA viruses were 1,900–24,000 years old, representing that the RNA viruses might be the ancestors of human viruses or the emerging pathogenic viruses in the future. There existed evolutionary relationships among deep-sea coronaviruses of dolphin, gull, bat, and humans, suggesting the transmission of coronaviruses from the deep sea to humans via the intermediate marine animal hosts. Therefore, our findings reveal that the deep sea may be a reservoir of human pathogenic viruses for the first time, opening new areas to track the ecology and evolution of pathogenic viruses as the drivers of disease emergence.</div></div><div><h3>Synopsis:</h3><div>The mega-scale RNA viromes from the ancient deep-sea sediments indicated that the thousands-years-old RNA viruses shared evolutionary relationships to human pathogenic viruses, suggesting that the deep-sea environment was the drivers of viral disease emergence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100175"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142698524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unraveling the impact of global change on glomalin and implications for soil carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems","authors":"Ashutosh Kumar Singh ,&nbsp;Chunfeng Chen ,&nbsp;Xiai Zhu ,&nbsp;Bin Yang ,&nbsp;Muhammad Numan Khan ,&nbsp;Sissou Zakari ,&nbsp;Xiao Jin Jiang ,&nbsp;Maria del Mar Alguacil ,&nbsp;Wenjie Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100174","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100174","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) is a potential byproduct of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and a major contributor to the passive soil organic carbon (SOC) pool. Despite its crucial role in SOC storage, we know little about the response of GRSP to anthropogenic global change factors (GCFs). Here, using 530 observations from 107 primary studies, we conducted a global meta-analysis to unravel the effects of multiple GCFs (climate change, plant invasion (PI), wildfire, urbanization, land-use change (LUC), and nutrient addition (nitrogen; N, phosphorus; P, and potassium; K) on two functional GRSP fractions (easily extractable- (EE-) and total- (T-) GRSPs) in terrestrial ecosystems. We found that elevated carbon-dioxide increased T-GRSP by 28%, combined NP addition by 39.9%, and NPK addition by 29.5%. Climate warming and alone N addition increased EE-GRSP solely by 2.4% and 13.6%, respectively, but did not influence T-GRSP. However, urbanization and drought decreased T-GRSP by 26% and 15%, respectively. The LUC from natural ecosystems to cropland decreased T-GRSP by 40%, while afforestation in croplands increased it by 32%. Other GCFs (PI, wildfire, and P) had non-significant effects on GRSP probably because of (i) minor changes in AMF activity and (ii) the counterbalancing of effects by opposite processes. GCF impacts were robust when applied at higher intensities for medium-to-long durations (3–10＋ years) in humid conditions and clay-rich soils. The sandy soils experienced greater T-GRSP losses during LUC. Increases in T-GRSP were positively correlated with AMF-root colonization, soil mean-weight diameter, and SOC content. Further, our structure equation model confirmed that GCFs directly influence SOC by altering AMF-GRSP production and indirectly affecting soil aggregate formation and protection, suggesting that optimizing GRSP production can enhance SOC sequestration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100174"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Appropriately delayed flooding before rice transplanting increases net ecosystem economic benefit in the winter green manure-rice rotation system","authors":"Zhengbo Ma ,&nbsp;Rongyan Bu ,&nbsp;Guopeng Zhou ,&nbsp;Haoran Fu ,&nbsp;Jinxin Sun ,&nbsp;Ting Liang ,&nbsp;Cheng Cai ,&nbsp;Danna Chang ,&nbsp;Qingxu Ma ,&nbsp;Ji Wu ,&nbsp;David R. Chadwick ,&nbsp;Davey L. Jones ,&nbsp;Weidong Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100173","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100173","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In southern China, co-incorporating winter green manure and rice straw has proven to be a practical and economically viable strategy that enhances soil carbon (C) sequestration and agricultural productivity in rice paddies. However, the issue of how to control the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in paddy fields owing to the incorporation of substantial organic matter remains a bottleneck. A 2-year field experiment was conducted, which included five treatments: conventional water management with no residue (CK) and with co-incorporation of green manure and rice straw (GM+Rs), delayed flooding by 5, 10, and 15 days after the co-incorporation of green manure and rice straw (GM+Rs-DW5, GM+Rs-DW10, and GM+Rs-DW15) before transplanting rice seedlings. The delayed flooding treatments reduced the 2-year average CH₄ emissions by 40.9%–60.8% compared with GM+Rs. The delayed flooding inhibited the growth of methanogens and CH₄ emissions, which was linked to a reduction of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration in surface water. The lowest C footprint (4.05 t CO₂-eq ha⁻¹) as well as the yield-scaled C footprint (0.6 kg CO₂-eq kg⁻¹) were observed in the GM+Rs-DW10 treatment, both even lower than those in CK (15.11 t CO₂-eq ha<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></math></span> and 2.1 kg CO₂-eq kg⁻¹). Moreover, the GM+Rs-DW10 treatment led to an increase in net ecosystem economic benefit (NEEB) of 3750 and 2870 CNY ha⁻¹ than CK and GM+Rs over a 2-year period. Collectively, delayed flooding with green manure and rice straw incorporation is conducive to achieving high NEEB and low risk of GHG emissions. This finding provides important and novel insights for eco-efficient rice production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100173"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clubroot disease in soil: An examination of its occurrence in chemical and organic environments","authors":"Zakirul Islam,&nbsp;Quoc Thinh Tran,&nbsp;Motoki Kubo","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100172","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Clubroot is a disease in cruciferous plants caused by the soil-borne pathogen <em>Plasmodiophora brassicae</em>. This pathogen rapidly spreads in soil, and plant growth is inhibited by infection with spores. To reduce clubroot disease, its prevalence in <em>Brassica rapa</em> var. perviridis was investigated in different soil environments (chemical and organic soils). The bacterial biomass, diversity, and community structure of the soils and roots were analyzed by environmental DNA, PCR-DGGE, and 16S rRNA sequencing. Bacterial biomass and diversity in the organic soil were higher than those in the chemical soil. The disease severity of plants cultivated in organic soil was lower than that in chemical soil. The number of endophytic bacteria in the roots decreased when the plants were infected with <em>P. brassicae</em> in both soil types. Higher bacterial biomass in the soils and roots appeared to reduce the infection of <em>P. brassicae</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100172"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142421498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Based on experiment and quantum chemical calculations: a study of the co-pyrolysis mechanism of polyesterimide enameled wires with polyvinyl chloride and the catalytic effect of endogenous metal Cu","authors":"Ran Tao ,&nbsp;Bin Li ,&nbsp;Yufeng Wu ,&nbsp;Wei Zhang ,&nbsp;Lijuan Zhao ,&nbsp;Haoran Yuan ,&nbsp;Jing Gu ,&nbsp;Yong Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100167","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100167","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pyrolysis technology is a green and efficient method for recycling enameled wires. However, since waste enameled wires are typically recovered from electronic waste, they often contain small amounts of wires and cables. Therefore, during the pyrolysis process of waste enameled wires, it is inevitable for the paint film and the cable sheath to undergo co-pyrolysis. Polyesterimide enameled wires (EPEsI) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) were chosen as represent enameled wires and cable sheath materials, respectively. Using thermogravimetric analysis with various pyrolysis kinetic analysis methods, the pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics of EPEsI and Mixture (mixture of EPEsI and PVC) were studied. Through synergy analysis and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis, the influence of PVC on the pyrolysis of EPEsI was elucidated from aspects such as pyrolysis characteristics and product distribution. Based on density functional theory calculations and wave function analysis, the role of endogenous metal Cu in EPEsI on the pyrolysis processes of PEsI and PVC, as well as the mechanism of HCl from PVC on the pyrolysis of PEsI, were clarified.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"17 ","pages":"Article 100167"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916124000203/pdfft?md5=c9d8712a542d3b0f788519ee479c3952&pid=1-s2.0-S2666916124000203-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142135806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"North-to-south transfer of grain and meat products significantly reduces PM2.5 pollution and associated health risk in China","authors":"Jiaxin Wang ,&nbsp;Tao Huang ,&nbsp;Zaili Ling ,&nbsp;Shijie Song ,&nbsp;Jiayi Xin ,&nbsp;Yao Liu ,&nbsp;Kaijie Chen ,&nbsp;Zijian Wei ,&nbsp;Ji Ren ,&nbsp;Yuan Zhao ,&nbsp;Hong Gao ,&nbsp;Jianmin Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100168","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100168","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Population and agricultural resource distribution disparities drive the multidimensional challenge of ensuring food security, especially in large and diverse nations like China. Agricultural practices and trade patterns have profound implications not only for national food security but also for global environmental and health outcomes. Although regional agricultural trade has great potential to alleviate food supply pressures, little is known about the environmental and health consequences of agricultural trade on a national scale in China. This study firstly estimated ammonia (NH₃) emissions, a precursor of PM<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>2.5</mi></mrow></msub></math></span>, driven by interprovincial grain and meat trade (GMT) for 2017 in mainland China. Then, PM<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>2.5</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> pollution and associated health risks induced by GTM were simulated using a coupled meteorology atmospheric chemistry model and integrated exposure–response model. We found that approximately 30% of NH₃ emissions from grain and meat production were trade-related, demonstrating a dramatic virtual transfer from Northern China to Southern China. Interprovincial GMT dramatically reduced PM<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>2.5</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> levels and the associated health burden in Southern China, but enhanced in Northern China. Given higher population intensity and reduced PM<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>2.5</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> levels in Southern China, interprovincial GMT was estimated to avoid 4,851 (95% confidence interval: 3,444–5,870) premature deaths in China in 2017. Our results illustrate the need for rethinking trade patterns for optimality to minimize the mixed impacts of the GWT on the environment, human health, and food security, and to provide supports to the development of more effective policies to achieve these goals.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"17 ","pages":"Article 100168"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916124000215/pdfft?md5=4cb0e1b5f7613bc40c237c6317a4c0f4&pid=1-s2.0-S2666916124000215-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142173018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Durum wheat productivity today and tomorrow: A review of influencing factors and climate change effects","authors":"Malin Grosse-Heilmann,&nbsp;Elena Cristiano,&nbsp;Roberto Deidda,&nbsp;Francesco Viola","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100170","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100170","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Durum wheat is a crucial staple crop in many arid and semi-arid regions around the world, significantly contributing to local food security. This review paper aims to explore the current status of durum wheat productivity and the potential impacts of future climatic conditions on its cultivation. Various drivers and constraints affecting durum wheat yield are examined, including biotic and abiotic stressors, CO₂ concentrations and agronomic practices. Drought and heat stress were identified as the primary yield limiting factors. Furthermore, the influence of climate change on durum wheat is evaluated, focusing on altered precipitation patterns, temperature extremes, and increased atmospheric CO₂ levels. Most prominent quantification methods for climate change impact on yields are explored. The paper provides a summary of the current state of research, which reveals some contradictory results for future durum wheat yields. On the one hand, significant increases in productivity due to the fertilization effect of higher CO₂ levels are predicted. On the other hand, the crop failures are foreseen as consequence of elevated heat and drought stress as part of climate change. Overall, this paper underlines the importance of understanding the complex interactions between climate change and durum wheat productivity and highlights the urgency to explore sustainable adaptation strategies to ensure future food security.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"17 ","pages":"Article 100170"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916124000239/pdfft?md5=870d2268c25f90596d5314fba554bc6a&pid=1-s2.0-S2666916124000239-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142273966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Approaches to incorporate Planetary Boundaries in Life Cycle Assessment: A critical review","authors":"Andrea Paulillo ,&nbsp;Esther Sanyé-Mengual","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100169","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100169","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Planetary Boundaries (PBs) pioneering approach defines environmental sustainability in terms of a Safe Operating Space (SOS) for human’s society to develop and thrive. The approach has found fertile ground in combination with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - a standardised method for assessing the environmental impacts of product systems. In this article, we conduct a detailed review of existing approaches to embed PBs in LCA. We start by exploring the links between PBs control variables and LCA impact categories and then focus on reviewing three approaches (i) absolute environmental sustainability assessment (AESA), (ii) PBs-based normalisation and (iii) PBs-based weighting. We examine four key methodological aspects covering harmonisation of units (between PBs control variables and LCA indicators), definition and allocation of the SOS, regionalisation of boundaries and temporal aspects. We conclude the review with a discussion on applicability, limitations, policy implications and conclusions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"17 ","pages":"Article 100169"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916124000227/pdfft?md5=7ac3ba07db86ce8856d4c62e42b26e40&pid=1-s2.0-S2666916124000227-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142148640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of multi-component passivator on heavy metal passivation, compost quality and plant growth","authors":"Xinxin Li ,&nbsp;Yifan Wei ,&nbsp;Lijun Wang ,&nbsp;Sanjun Jin ,&nbsp;Ping Wang ,&nbsp;Juan Chang ,&nbsp;Qingqiang Yin ,&nbsp;Chaoqi Liu ,&nbsp;Maolong Li ,&nbsp;Yayu Liu ,&nbsp;Qun Zhu ,&nbsp;Xiaowei Dang ,&nbsp;Fushan Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Direct land application of conventional compost may cause ecological risks due to the presence of heavy metals. To effectively reduce heavy metal bioavailability in compost, a multi-component passivator comprising <em>Candida utilis</em>, sodium humate, zeolite and attapulgite was developed, which showed passivation rates of 59.28%, 86.93% and 38.95% for zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and ferrum (Fe), respectively, in compost. The addition of customized multi-component passivator in compost not only reduced the mobility of heavy metals, but also improved the quality of the compost and further increased the abundance of lignocellulose-degrading beneficial microorganisms in compost. Subsequent fertilization results showed that the compost product fermented with customized multi-component passivator greatly improved the growth of Chinese cabbage, with significant increases in height, weight, root length, and total chlorophyll contents of 97.63%, 210.13%, 20.42%, and 40.38%, respectively. It can be concluded that the custom-made multi-component passivator is expected to be a good additive for heavy metal passivation, high-quality compost, and plant growth.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"17 ","pages":"Article 100166"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916124000197/pdfft?md5=75dd857c81f3ab4218947ae0c7c76de3&pid=1-s2.0-S2666916124000197-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142087014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pollution characteristics of microplastics in greenhouse soil profiles with the long-term application of organic compost","authors":"Jiajia Zhang ,&nbsp;Wencheng Ding ,&nbsp;Shengtao Wang ,&nbsp;Xuejiao Ha ,&nbsp;Lei Zhang ,&nbsp;Yue Zhao ,&nbsp;Wenqiang Wu ,&nbsp;Meng Zhao ,&nbsp;Guoyuan Zou ,&nbsp;Yanhua Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100165","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2024.100165","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Organic composts are significant sources of microplastic (MP) pollution in soils, and their input is much higher in greenhouse agriculture than open-field agriculture. However, how long-term compost application affects MPs pollution in greenhouse soil profiles remains unclear. This study examined MPs characteristics in chicken manure compost and earthworms, exploring the long-term impacts of compost application on MPs accumulation and vertical migration in 0–100 cm soil depth through a 15-year greenhouse experiment. Microplastics abundance was 3965 items kg<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></math></span> in compost, 191–248 items kg<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></math></span> in compost-amended soils, and 2.73–4.52 items individual<span><math><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></math></span> in earthworms from compost-amended soils; the latter two increased significantly with compost application and were significantly higher than unamended soils. Soil MPs accumulation from long-term compost amendment contributed 45.4% of the total. The proportion of MPs &lt;2 mm in compost (49.7%) was less than in compost-amended soils (65.5%) and earthworms (65.4%). Microplastics size and abundance decreased with increasing soil depth. Microplastics polymer types and shapes in composts, compost-amended soils, and earthworms exhibited similarities, mainly including polyethylene and polypropylene fragments and fibers. Compost-derived MPs in soils exhibited complex weathering morphology and adhered to mineral colloids. Therefore, soil MPs originating from compost gradually weathered and degraded into smaller particles and migrated to deeper soil, maybe resulting in more serious ecological issues.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"17 ","pages":"Article 100165"},"PeriodicalIF":12.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916124000185/pdfft?md5=9922319bc395f2548e15092101b13c6e&pid=1-s2.0-S2666916124000185-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141985775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}