Effects of microplastics on interactions between soil biota, soil structure and crop performance in sewage sludge-amended soils

本博士研究的目的是研究BS中MPS对BS改良土壤中土壤生物群、土壤结构和作物生长的影响。它将评估不同程度MP污染的BS与直接参与维持土壤结构的土壤生物(蚯蚓和根部共生真菌伙伴)在不同耕地管理做法下的相互作用，以及后者如何影响MP在土壤环境中的分解和迁移。该项目将把受控实验室/温室实验与补充实地研究相结合(在谢菲尔德大学亚瑟·威利斯环境中心(AWEC)和ICAIR设施)。

The aim of this PhD is to investigate the effects of MPs in BS on soil biota, soil structure and crop performance in BS-amended soils. It will assess interactions between BS with various levels of MP contamination and soil organisms directly involved in maintaining soil structure (earthworms and symbiotic fungal partners of roots), under different arable land management practices, and how the latter affect the decomposition and mobility of MPs within the soil environment. The project will combine controlled laboratory / greenhouse experiments with complementary field studies (at the University of Sheffield Arthur Willis Environment Centre (AWEC) and ICAIR facility).