Soil Biochemical Indicators to Monitor the Impact of Microplastics on Soil Functionality in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Sara Marinari; M. Cristina Moscatelli; Luisa Massaccesi

doi:10.2533/chimia.2023.773

Soil Biochemical Indicators to Monitor the Impact of Microplastics on Soil Functionality in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Authors

Sara Marinari Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems, University of Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
M. Cristina Moscatelli Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems, University of Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
Luisa Massaccesi Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems, University of Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2023.773

PMID:

38047845

Keywords:

Biochemistry, Eco-physiological indices, Enzyme activity, Microbial biomass, Soil chemistry

Abstract

The present paper introduces soil as a complex system, so a multidisciplinary approach is needed to study not only the composition, abundance, and transport of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial ecosystems but also soil properties and processes involved in their degradation and/or interaction with soil polyphasic matrix. Despite many researchers focusing their studies on the impact of MPs on the terrestrial ecosystem over the past years, little has been done about the use of biochemical indicators to study their effect on soil functionality.