Effects of microplastics on soil properties: current knowledge and future perspectives

F Wang, Q Wang, CA Adams, Y Sun, S Zhang - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a type of emerging contaminants that pose a potential threat to
global terrestrial ecosystems, including agroecosystems. In recent years, MPs in soil and …

[HTML][HTML] The forgotten impacts of plastic contamination on terrestrial micro-and mesofauna: A call for research

E Daghighi, T Shah, RW Chia, JY Lee, J Shang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) and nanoplastics (NP) contamination of the terrestrial environment is a
growing concern worldwide and is thought to impact soil biota, particularly the micro and …

[HTML][HTML] The ecological clusters of soil organisms drive the ecosystem multifunctionality under long-term fertilization

YF Wang, P Chen, FH Wang, WX Han, M Qiao… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-term fertilization is known to impact the biodiversity and community structures of soil
organisms, which are responsible for multiple soil ecosystem functions (multifunctionality) …

Biochar alleviated the toxic effects of PVC microplastic in a soil-plant system by upregulating soil enzyme activities and microbial abundance

AR Khalid, T Shah, M Asad, A Ali, E Samee… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics have become an emerging pollutant threatening the sustainability of
agroecosystems and global food security. Biochar, a pro-ecosystem/negative carbon …

Biochar alters chemical and microbial properties of microplastic-contaminated soil

KN Palansooriya, MK Sang, AD Igalavithana… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in soils can negatively affect soil biodiversity and
function. Soil amendments applied to MP-contaminated soil can alter the overall soil …

Contamination with multiple heavy metals decreases microbial diversity and favors generalists as the keystones in microbial occurrence networks

Q Qi, C Hu, J Lin, X Wang, C Tang, Z Dai, J Xu - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with multiple heavy metals poses threats to human health and ecosystem
functioning. Using the Nemerow pollution index, which considers the effects of multiple …

Soil properties, microbial diversity, and changes in the functionality of saline-alkali soil are driven by microplastics

Y Yuan, M Zu, R Li, J Zuo, J Tao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
With the intensification of microplastic (MP) pollution, the impact of MPs on soil ecosystems
has garnered considerable attention. We investigated the effects of two commonly used …

Randomly-shaped nanoplastics induced stronger biotoxicity targeted to earthworm Eisenia fetida species: Differential effects and the underlying mechanisms of …

F He, H Shi, R Liu, G Tian, Y Qi, T Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) are widely distributed in various environments, including soil, and have
been known to adversely affect soil organisms. Currently, most of the obtained studies were …

Effects of polyethylene and biodegradable microplastics on photosynthesis, antioxidant defense systems, and arsenic accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings …

H Sun, Y Shi, P Zhao, G Long, C Li, J Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) and microplastic (MP) co-exposure is a major environmental problem in
terrestrial ecosystems. Polyethylene and biodegradable plastics decompose into MP …

Polylactic acid microparticles in the range of μg/L reduce reproductive capacity by affecting the gonad development and the germline apoptosis in Caenorhabditis …

Y Shao, Y Wang, X Hua, Y Li, D Wang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) accounts for approximately 45% of the global market of biodegradable
plastics. Using Caenorhabditis elegans as an animal model, we examined the effect of long …