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] 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 …

Environmental behaviors of microplastics in aquatic systems: A systematic review on degradation, adsorption, toxicity and biofilm under aging conditions

H Luo, C Liu, D He, J Xu, J Sun, J Li, X Pan - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) in the environment have attracted worldwide attention
due to their wide distribution and difficulty in handling. Aging processes such as UV …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of polyethylene and polystyrene: From microbial deterioration to enzyme discovery

Y Zhang, JN Pedersen, BE Eser, Z Guo - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The global production of plastics has continuously been soaring over the last decades due
to their extensive use in our daily life and in industries. Although synthetic plastics offer great …

From natural environment to animal tissues: A review of microplastics (nanoplastics) translocation and hazards studies

X Dong, X Liu, Q Hou, Z Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastic (NPs) pollution is a global concern due to the
massive use of plastic products. Although there have been many studies on the treatments …

[PDF][PDF] 重视土壤中微塑料污染研究防范生态与食物链风险

骆永明, 周倩, 章海波, 潘响亮, 涂晨… - … 科学院院刊, 2018 - old2022.bulletin.cas.cn
摘要海洋微塑料污染作为新型环境问题受到全球重视. 相对地, 土壤特别是农用地微塑料污染
尚未引起广泛关切. 文章综述了土壤中微塑料的来源, 积累, 降解, 迁移及其生态环境和食物链的 …

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 …

Plastic biodegradation: Frontline microbes and their enzymes

A Amobonye, P Bhagwat, S Singh, S Pillai - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic polymers with different properties have been developed in the last 150 years to
replace materials such as wood, glass and metals across various applications …

Weathering of microplastics and interaction with other coexisting constituents in terrestrial and aquatic environments

J Duan, N Bolan, Y Li, S Ding, T Atugoda, M Vithanage… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Weathering of microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) in terrestrial and aquatic
environments affects MP transport and distribution. This paper first summarizes the sources …

A critical review on the interactions of microplastics with heavy metals: Mechanism and their combined effect on organisms and humans

Y Cao, M Zhao, X Ma, Y Song, S Zuo, H Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although individual toxicity of microplastics (MPs) to organism has been widely studied,
limited knowledge is available on the interactions between heavy metals and MPs, as well …