与COVID-19大流行相关的药物和来自口罩纤维的微塑料共同影响土壤功能和过程

Jeane Dela Cruz1,2, Daniel Lammel1,2, Shin Woong Kim1,2

  • 1Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany.

概括

随着COVID-19大流行,制药药物和面膜废弃物增加,对土壤过程产生负面影响. 结合药物和微塑料污染,对土壤呼吸和酶活性产生更大的不良影响.

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