[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the soil environment: A critical review

M Sajjad, Q Huang, S Khan, MA Khan, Y Liu… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution of microplastics (MPs) is known to be anthropogenically mediated
menace to biosphere and becoming a debatable concern globally. Large quantities of …

Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystem: Sources and migration in soil environment

U Surendran, M Jayakumar, P Raja, G Gopinath… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics, especially microplastics in soils, are considered a severe environmental issue
worldwide. However, globally, the main research focus is on microplastic pollution in the …

Microplastic pollution in soil and groundwater: a review

RW Chia, JY Lee, H Kim, J Jang - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021 - Springer
Plastic particles of less than 5 mm size, referred as microplastics, have recently become a
major environmental issue. While microplastics are well known in marine and lake systems …

Impact of microplastics on growth, photosynthesis and essential elements in Cucurbita pepo L.

I Colzi, L Renna, E Bianchi, MB Castellani… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, Cucurbita pepo L., one of the most cultivated, consumed and economically
important crop worldwide, was used as model plant to test the toxic effects of the four most …

Soil microplastic characteristics and the effects on soil properties and biota: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Qiu, S Zhou, C Zhang, Y Zhou, W Qin - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The soil environment serves as an assembling area for microplastics, and is an important
secondary source of microplastics in other environmental media. Recently, soil microplastics …

Review on migration, transformation and ecological impacts of microplastics in soil

S Zhao, Z Zhang, L Chen, Q Cui, Y Cui, D Song… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a type of emerging pollutant, microplastics exist widely in soil and continue to migrate
and transform. Recently, the potential threats of microplastics to soil health and ecological …

Impact of plastic mulching as a major source of microplastics in agroecosystems

N Khalid, M Aqeel, A Noman, ZF Rizvi - Journal of hazardous materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of agroecosystems by microplastics (MPs) has raised great concerns
recently. Plastic mulching has contributed a lot in the building of MP pollution in farmlands …

Microplastics in agricultural soils in China: Sources, impacts and solutions

KHD Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The detection of microplastics (MPs) in agricultural soils has raised alarms on their potential
impacts on agricultural production, particularly in China where agriculture has great …

Phytotoxicity of polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

R Shi, W Liu, Y Lian, Q Wang, A Zeb, J Tang - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems has received increasing
attention, there are few studies on the potential effects of different microplastics on terrestrial …

[HTML][HTML] Review of microplastic sources, transport pathways and correlations with other soil stressors: a journey from agricultural sites into the environment

EH Lwanga, N Beriot, F Corradini, V Silva… - Chemical and Biological …, 2022 - Springer
This paper explores different interactions and processes involved in the transport of
microplastics from agricultural systems to surrounding environments. We conducted an …