Role of soil microplastic pollution in climate change

RW Chia, JY Lee, M Lee, GS Lee, CD Jeong - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, environmental pollution from microplastic (MPs:< 5 mm) and climate
change have received international attention. However, these two issues have been …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic pollution as an environmental risk exacerbating the greenhouse effect and climate change: a review

K Li, L Du, C Qin, N Bolan, H Wang, H Wang - Carbon Research, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics are polymer-based materials with carbon as their main framework. During
degradation, they release greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane …

Ecological risks of microplastics contamination with green solutions and future perspectives

A Khan, Z Jie, J Wang, J Nepal, N Ullah… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise of plasticulture as mulching material in farming systems has raised concerns about
microplastics (MPs) in the agricultural landscape. MPs are emerging pollutants in croplands …

Specific response of soil properties to microplastics pollution: A review

P Zhang, Y Yuan, J Zhang, T Wen, H Wang, C Qu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The soil environment is a critical component of the global ecosystem and is essential for
nutrient cycling and energy flow. Various physical, chemical, and biological processes occur …

Microplastics pollution from different plastic mulching years accentuate soil microbial nutrient limitations

Z Zhang, W Peng, C Duan, X Zhu, H Wu, X Zhang… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are major global environmental pollutants that have been extensively
detected in agroecosystems. However, researches on their distribution and fates in farmland …

The impacts of microplastics on the cycling of carbon and nitrogen in terrestrial soil ecosystems: Progress and prospects

W Wang, Z Zhang, J Gao, H Wu - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
As contaminants of emerging concern, microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitously present in
almost all environmental compartments of the earth, with terrestrial soil ecosystems as the …

[HTML][HTML] Presence of different microplastics promotes greenhouse gas emissions and alters the microbial community composition of farmland soil

X Chen, Y Xie, J Wang, Z Shi, J Zhang, H Wei… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are regarded as potential persistent organic pollutants owing to their
small size and low degradability. However, the effect of MP pollution on greenhouse gas …

Can microplastics mediate soil properties, plant growth and carbon/nitrogen turnover in the terrestrial ecosystem?

Y Yao, W Lili, P Shufen, L Gang, L Hongmei… - Ecosystem Health …, 2022 - spj.science.org
Microplastic (MP) pollution, a global environmental problem, has been recently studied in
marine and freshwater environments. However, our understanding of MP effect on terrestrial …

Long-term aged fibrous polypropylene microplastics promotes nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, and methane emissions from a coastal wetland soil

K Chen, S Zhou, Y Long, H Xu, J Zhou, Z Jiang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) has been suggested that it can greatly affect soil greenhouse gases
(GHGs) emissions via altering soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. However …

The effects of microplastics on soil ecosystem: A review

L Ding, D Huang, Z Ouyang, X Guo - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), as an emerging contaminant, have attracted the global attention.
Recent researches have focused on the occurrence, sources, and toxicology of MPs in …