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 …

[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 …

Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Un-ignorable impacts on soil characterises, nutrient storage and its cycling

A Kumar, S Mishra, R Pandey, ZG Yu, M Kumar… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (size< 5 mm) debris are environmentally persistent pollutants that
severely affect terrestrial ecosystems by promoting the loss of soil fertility, and microbiome …

[HTML][HTML] Uptake and transport of micro/nanoplastics in terrestrial plants: Detection, mechanisms, and influencing factors

Z Yu, X Xu, L Guo, R **, Y Lu - Science of the Total Environment, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The pervasive dispersion of micro/nanoplastics in various environmental matrices has
raised concerns regarding their potential intrusion into terrestrial ecosystems and, notably …

Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

G Lamichhane, A Acharya, R Marahatha… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
Plastic pollution in various forms has emerged as the most severe environmental threat.
Small plastic chunks, such as microplastics and nanoplastics derived from primary and …

Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants–a critical review

Z Ren, X Gui, X Xu, L Zhao, H Qiu, X Cao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Microplastic contamination in soil has received increasing attention since excessive plastic
debris has been emitted directly into the terrestrial environment. Once released into the …

Microplastic pollution in soils, plants, and animals: a review of distributions, effects and potential mechanisms

X Chang, Y Fang, Y Wang, F Wang, L Shang… - Science of The Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Increasing production of synthetic plastics and poor management of plastic wastes have
dramatically increased the amount of plastics in the environment. In 2014, at the first United …

The potential effects of microplastics on human health: What is known and what is unknown

K Blackburn, D Green - Ambio, 2022‏ - Springer
Microplastic contamination is ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial environments, found in
water, sediments, within organisms and in the atmosphere and the biological effects on …

Uptake and accumulation of nano/microplastics in plants: a critical review

I Azeem, M Adeel, MA Ahmad, N Shakoor… - Nanomaterials, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in the environment
is an undeniable and serious concern due to their higher persistence and extensive use in …

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 …