Plastics, especially microplastics in soils, are considered a severe environmental issue
worldwide. However, globally, the main research focus is on microplastic pollution in the …

The aim of this study was to review microplastics (MPs) occurrence in sewage sludge from
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and assess implications of sludge application to …

Discarded plastics and microplastics (MPs) in the environment are considered emerging
contaminants and indicators of the Anthropocene epoch. This study reports the discovery of …

Plastic contamination of terrestrial ecosystems and arable soils pose potentially negative
impacts on several soil functions. Whereas substantial plastic contamination is now …

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 …

Rivers are major pathways for the transport of microplastics towards the oceans, and many
studies focus on microplastic abundance in fluvial ecosystems. Although flooding strongly …

Microplastics, plastic particles with a size smaller than 5 mm, are widely observed in the
global environments and pose a growing threat as they accumulate and affect the …

Over the last decade, many studies on microplastics (MPs) have only focused on the marine
environment, and scientist have recently begun to document soil and groundwater MP …

The African continent is rarely the focus of microplastics research, although the ubiquity of
microplastics in the environment is undisputed and still increasing. Due to the high …

Microplastics (MPs) are a major concern worldwide due to their ecotoxicological effects on
the environment and public health. The low density of MPs allows for their accumulation in …