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Detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, microplastic presence and characterization of microbial communities in the soil of touristic zones at Alqueva's edges (Alentejo, Portugal).

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int · 2026 · PMC12901075 · PMID 41569365

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weakly significantp -value = 0.02actually significant
Namely, we could only detect a weakly significant positive correlation between the presence of Bacillota and phosphorus (Pearson r = 0.64, p -value = 0.02), as well as between the presence of Myxococcota and Pseudomonadota and higher pH (Pearson r = 0.66; 0.61, p -value = 0.02; 0.03).

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