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Anderson Abel de Souza Machado
Researcher at Leibniz Association
Publications - 26
Citations - 4217
Anderson Abel de Souza Machado is an academic researcher from Leibniz Association. The author has contributed to research in topics: Microplastics & Soil biology. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 26 publications receiving 2037 citations. Previous affiliations of Anderson Abel de Souza Machado include Free University of Berlin & Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
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Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems
Anderson Abel de Souza Machado,Anderson Abel de Souza Machado,Werner Kloas,Werner Kloas,Christiane Zarfl,Stefan Hempel,Matthias C. Rillig +6 more
TL;DR: The pervasive microplastic contamination as a potential agent of global change in terrestrial systems is introduced, the physical and chemical nature of the respective observed effects are highlighted, and the broad toxicity of nanoplastics derived from plastic breakdown is discussed.
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Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment
Anderson Abel de Souza Machado,Anderson Abel de Souza Machado,Chung Wai Lau,Chung Wai Lau,Chung Wai Lau,Jennifer Till,Werner Kloas,Werner Kloas,Anika Lehmann,Roland Becker,Matthias C. Rillig +10 more
TL;DR: If extended to other soils and plastic types, the processes unravelled here suggest that microplastics are relevant long-term anthropogenic stressors and drivers of global change in terrestrial ecosystems.
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Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance
Anderson Abel de Souza Machado,Anderson Abel de Souza Machado,Chung W Lau,Chung W Lau,Chung W Lau,Werner Kloas,Werner Kloas,Joana Bergmann,Julien B. Bachelier,Erik Faltin,Erik Faltin,Roland Becker,Anna S Görlich,Matthias C. Rillig +13 more
TL;DR: The findings reported here imply that the pervasive microplastic contamination in soil may have consequences for plant performance and thus for agroecosystems and terrestrial biodiversity.
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Microplastic effects on plants.
TL;DR: This work proposes and discusses mechanistic pathways through which microplastics could impact plant growth, either positively or negatively, and suggests these effects will vary as a function of plant species, and plastic type, and are likely to translate to changes in plant community composition and perhaps primary production.
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Microplastic Incorporation into Soil in Agroecosystems
TL;DR: What is known about movement of such particles in soil, which players and factors could influence this, and avenues for research aimed at the movement and distribution of microplastic in agricultural soils are sketched.