Table 3.

Impact of PFAS on soil microbial communities and associated biogeochemical cycles

PFAS	Impact on population	Bacteria groups impacted	Potential nutrient cycle associated	References
PFOS	Increase	Bacteriodetes	Nitrogen cycle	34, 94, 127
PFOS/PFOA	Increase	Alphaproteobacteria	Nitrogen cycle, Sulphur cycle, carbon cycle	5, 75,
PFOA, PFOS	Increase	Gammaproteobacteria	Nitrogen cycle	5, 75, 126
PFOA, PFOS	Increase	Acidobacteria	Carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle	5, 34, 75, 127, 128
PFOS	Increase	Firmicutes	Nitrogen cycle	75, 129, 130
PFOA, PFOS	Increase/Decrease	Chloroflexi	Sulphur cycle	5, 34, 75, 127, 131
PFOS, PFOA	Increase/Decrease	Actinobacteria	Nitrogen cycle	5, 75
PFAS	Decrease	Thermoleophilia	Sulphur cycle	5
PFOS, PFAS	Decrease	Deltaproteobacteria	Sulphur cycle	5, 75