The interplay between climate warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions and the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics: Insights from a meta-analysis

An increasing number of studies have revealed the interconnections and interactions between global warming and microplastics. However, research in this field is still in its early stages, with fragmented content and inconsistent conclusions. Therefore, this paper adopts a meta-analysis method to summarize and analyze the relevant literature in this area. After screening, a total of 39 research papers and 730 data points related to the interactions between global warming and microplastic pollution were obtained. The research results indicate that, on one hand, soil microplastic pollution significantly increases greenhouse gas CO2 emissions by 140.20%, N2O emissions by 195.27% and Global Warming Potential by 172.10%, thereby exacerbating global warming. By introducing explanatory variables for analysis, it was found that microplastic type, soil type, and soil dissolved organic carbon are important influencing factors. On the other hand, the study also explains that the rise in water tempe..., , # The interplay between climate warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions and the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics: Insights from a meta-analysis

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.wh70rxx1n](10.5061/dryad.wh70rxx1n)

## Description of the data and file structure

We selected the Web of Science Core Collection as the primary source of literature. The search keywords were set as follows: \"ALL= ((\"microplastic*\" OR \"nanoplastic*\") AND (\"warm*\" OR \"climate*\" OR \"greenhouse gas*\" OR \"GHG*\" OR \"CO2*\" OR \"CH4*\" OR \"N2O*\" OR \"temperature*\"))\". This search was limited to the period from January 1, 2004, to December 5, 2024, resulting in a total of 2945 relevant publications. To ensure the reliability of the research, the selected literature had to meet the following stringent criteria: (1) The study contains the emissions of major greenhouse gases (CO2, N2O, CH4) or GWP values before and after the addition of microplastics. (2) The study is required to incorporate data on the physiological ...,