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 …

Microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems: Global implications and sustainable solutions

A Zeb, W Liu, N Ali, R Shi, Q Wang, J Wang, J Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MPs) pollution has become a global environmental concern with significant
impacts on ecosystems and human health. Although MPs have been widely detected in …

Toxicity assessment of microplastic (MPs); a threat to the ecosystem

N Bostan, N Ilyas, N Akhtar, S Mehmood… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic is now considered part and parcel of daily life due to its extensive usage. Microplastic
pollution is becoming a growing worry and has been ranked as the second most critical …

A comprehensive review on biomass humification: Recent advances in pathways, challenges, new applications, and perspectives

S Wei, Z Li, Y Sun, J Zhang, Y Ge, Z Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) are natural organic polymers that are widely distributed in terrestrial soils,
natural water, and sediments. Due to their excellent physical and chemical properties, HAs …

Microplastics as an emerging threat to plant and soil health in agroecosystems

J Zhou, Y Wen, MR Marshall, J Zhao, H Gui… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm in diameter) have been widely recognized as a critical
environmental issue due to their extensive use and low degradation rate. Based on current …

Microplastics as an emerging environmental pollutant in agricultural soils: effects on ecosystems and human health

H Yu, Y Zhang, W Tan, Z Zhang - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics are< 5 mm in size, made up of diverse chemical components, and come from
multiple sources. Due to extensive use and unreasonable disposal of plastics, microplastics …

Interactions of microplastics with organic, inorganic and bio-pollutants and the ecotoxicological effects on terrestrial and aquatic organisms

X Song, W Zhuang, H Cui, M Liu, T Gao, A Li… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
As emerging contaminants, microplastics (MPs) have attracted global attention. They are a
potential risk to organisms, ecosystems and human health. MPs are characterized by small …

Microplastics alter nitrous oxide production and pathways through affecting microbiome in estuarine sediments

C Chen, J Pan, S **ao, J Wang, X Gong, G Yin, L Hou… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing microplastics (MPs) pollution in estuaries profoundly impacts microbial
ecosystems and biogeochemical processes. Nitrous oxide (N 2 O), a powerful greenhouse …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in the terrestrial food chain: Uptake, translocation, trophic transfer, ecotoxicology, and human health risk

PK Rose, S Yadav, N Kataria, KS Khoo - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics can linger for years in various environmental compartments after being discarded
and exposed to the physical and chemical influences that dismantle their plastic structure to …

Effects of micro (nano) plastics on soil nutrient cycling: state of the knowledge

M Salam, H Zheng, Y Liu, A Zaib, SAU Rehman… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ecological impacts of micro (nano) plastics (MNPs) have attracted attention worldwide
because of their global occurrence, persistence, and environmental risks. Increasing …