Effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on the microbiota and functional diversity of enzymes in soil.

T T AwetY KohlF MeierS StraskrabaA-L GrünT RufC JostR DrexelE TuncChristoph Emmerling

Published in: Environmental sciences Europe (2018)

We herewith demonstrated for the first time the potential antimicrobial activity of PS-NPs in soil, and this may serve as an important resource in environmental risk assessment of PS-NPs in the soil environment.

Keyphrases

risk assessment
human health
plant growth
climate change
oxide nanoparticles
walled carbon nanotubes