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The microplastics (MPs), a novel pollutant, and heavy metals (HMs) significantly affect soil ecology. The study investigated HMs and MPs in Qianxi's high geological background soil, established a model for risk evaluation with MPs types and shapes, and proposed a two-dimensional comprehensive index model for MPs-HMs combined pollution and risk evaluation criterion. The results revealed a high soil Cd concentration, with a mean value of 0.38 mg·kg. Additionally, soils from soybean-wheat intercropping-potato-corn rotation (SWI-PCR) exhibited significantly higher concentrations of Hg, As, and Pb compared with those from soybean-wheat intercropping-corn rotation (SWI-CR). Moreover, the soil exhibited a high abundance of MPs (8667.66 ± 3864.26 items·kg), mainly characterized by PS and fiber. The mean of adjusted ecological risk index (ARI) for MPs in soil was 525.27, indicating a grade 3 risk. The two-dimensional combined index (TPI) was used to assess the ecological risk of MPs-HMs combined pollution, exhibiting an exceedance rate of 56 % with a mean of 445.07. The risk level of the combined pollution was graded as 6, indicating high risk. The microplastic risk evaluation model and the comprehensive evaluation method of combined pollution established in this study provide a reference for the future risk evaluation of multi-pollutant combined pollution.
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