Plastic pollution is one of the global pressing environmental problems, threatening the
health of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. However, the influence of plastic residues and …

Terrestrial ecosystems are widely contaminated by microplastics due to extensive usage
and poor handling of plastic materials, but the subsequent fate and remediate strategy of …

A large number of individual studies and meta-analyses have shown that microplastics
(MPs) affect soil ecosystems. However, the effects of different concentrations and types of …

The mass production and wide application of plastics and their derivatives have led to the
release of a large number of discarded plastic products into the natural environment, where …

Plastic pollution in the environment is currently receiving worldwide attention. Improper
dumping of disused or abandoned plastic wastes leads to contamination of the environment …

Contamination of soils in agroecosystems with microplastics (MPs) is of increasing concern.
The contamination of the environment/farmland soils with MPs (1 µm to 5 mm sized …

Plastics have found widespread use in the contemporary world due to their numerous
benefits. However, approximately 99% of them are estimated to be discarded in the …

Pollution caused by macro-and microplastics has become a global concern that is
ubiquitous throughout the environment. The reported impacts of macro-and/or microplastics …

Plastic debris (including macro-plastics, microplastics (MPs), and nanoplastics), defined as
an emerging contaminant, has been proven to significantly affect soil ecosystem functioning …

In recent years, environmental experts and stakeholders have paid increased attention to
the pollution of micro plastics in the soil. As persistent pollutants, micro plastics have a …