Behavior of microplastics and plastic film residues in the soil environment: A critical review

R Qi, DL Jones, Z Li, Q Liu, C Yan - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
It is now widely acknowledged that microplastic pollution represents one of the greatest
anthropogenically mediated threats to Earth-system functioning. In freshwater and marine …

Microplastics in soils: A review of methods, occurrence, fate, transport, ecological and environmental risks

Y Zhou, J Wang, M Zou, Z Jia, S Zhou, Y Li - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The global prevalence of microplastics (MPs) poses a potential threat and unpredictable risk
to the function and health of environmental systems. However, the research progress of soil …

Plastics and the microbiome: impacts and solutions

G Lear, JM Kingsbury, S Franchini, V Gambarini… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Global plastic production has increased exponentially since manufacturing commenced in
the 1950's, including polymer types infused with diverse additives and fillers. While the …

Environmental risk of multi-year polythene film mulching and its green solution in arid irrigation region

ZY Zhao, PY Wang, XB **ong, YB Wang, R Zhou… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental risk of multi-year polythene film mulching (PM) was evaluated and
investigated. The location observation following 19-year (2000–2018) PM in irrigated region …

Unraveling consequences of soil micro-and nano-plastic pollution on soil-plant system: Implications for nitrogen (N) cycling and soil microbial activity

S Iqbal, J Xu, SD Allen, S Khan, S Nadir, MS Arif… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Micro-and nano-plastics have widely been recognized as major global environmental
problem due to its widespread use and inadequate waste management. The emergence of …

[HTML][HTML] Leaching of phthalate acid esters from plastic mulch films and their degradation in response to UV irradiation and contrasting soil conditions

SJ Viljoen, FL Brailsford, DV Murphy, FC Hoyle… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phthalate acid esters (PAEs) are commonly used plastic additives, not chemically bound to
the plastic that migrate into surrounding environments, posing a threat to environmental and …

Effects of plastic film residues on occurrence of phthalates and microbial activity in soils

J Wang, S Lv, M Zhang, G Chen, T Zhu, S Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Plastic film mulching has played an important role in Chinese agriculture, especially in
vegetable production, but large amounts of film residues can accumulate in the soil. The …

Occurrence and risk assessment of phthalate esters (PAEs) in vegetables and soils of suburban plastic film greenhouses

J Wang, G Chen, P Christie, M Zhang, Y Luo… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are suspected of having adverse effects on human health and have
been frequently detected in soils and vegetables. The present study investigated their …

Effects of soil residual plastic film on soil microbial community structure and fertility

H Qian, M Zhang, G Liu, T Lu, Q Qu, B Du… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2018 - Springer
Plastic films have previously displayed tremendous potential to increase water use efficiency
in farmland and the yield of cash crops; however, long-term use of plastic film in soils can …

Plasticizer degradation by marine bacterial isolates: a proteogenomic and metabolomic characterization

RJ Wright, R Bosch, MI Gibson… - … Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Many commercial plasticizers are toxic endocrine-disrupting chemicals that are added to
plastics during manufacturing and may leach out once they reach the environment …