Soil Type Governs the Degradation Dynamics and Microbial Assimilation of Biodegradable Plastic Polybutylene Adipate Terephthalate.
Biodegradable plastics like polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) are increasingly marketed as alternatives to conventional plastics, yet how soil properties regulate degradation kinetics, how intact films and microplastic fragments differentially affect microbial communities, and which metabolic pathways and funct...