Microplastic effects on carbon cycling processes in soils
Fig 2
Potential effects of MP on soil organic carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.
Blue boxes indicate ecosystem process increases, and red boxes indicate decreases. Boxes with a color gradient from blue to red indicate that the process could be shifted in both directions. Arrows indicate hypothesized relationships between MP, SOC, and aboveground carbon cycling and GHG emissions. GHG, greenhouse gas; MP, microplastic; SOC, soil organic carbon.