Micro (nano) plastics and terrestrial plants: Up-to-date knowledge on uptake, translocation, and phytotoxicity

F Wang, X Feng, Y Liu, CA Adams, Y Sun… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro (nano) plastics (MNPs) are categorized as emerging persistent pollutants that
occur widely in various ecosystems. However, their impacts on terrestrial plants (particularly …

Advances in transport and toxicity of nanoparticles in plants

M Gao, J Chang, Z Wang, H Zhang, T Wang - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, the rapid development of nanotechnology has made significant impacts on
the industry. With the wide application of nanotechnology, nanoparticles (NPs) are inevitably …

Effects of polyethylene and polylactic acid microplastics on plant growth and bacterial community in the soil

Y Lian, W Liu, R Shi, A Zeb, Q Wang, J Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs), especially biodegradable MPs (BMPs) have attracted
increasing attention in recent years. However, the effects of MPs with different …

Response of peanut plant and soil N-fixing bacterial communities to conventional and biodegradable microplastics

Q Wang, X Feng, Y Liu, W Li, W Cui, Y Sun… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) occur and distribute widely in agroecosystems, posing a potential threat
to soil− plant systems. However, little is known about their effects on legumes and N-fixing …

Phytotoxicity of polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

R Shi, W Liu, Y Lian, Q Wang, A Zeb, J Tang - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems has received increasing
attention, there are few studies on the potential effects of different microplastics on terrestrial …

Toxicity mechanisms of nanoplastics on crop growth, interference of phyllosphere microbes, and evidence for foliar penetration and translocation

R Shi, W Liu, Y Lian, X Wang, S Men… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite the increasing prevalence of atmospheric nanoplastics (NPs), there remains limited
research on their phytotoxicity, foliar absorption, and translocation in plants. In this study, we …

Microplastic/nanoplastic toxicity in plants: an imminent concern

T Roy, TK Dey, M Jamal - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2023 - Springer
The toxic impact of microplastics/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in plants and the food chain has
recently become a top priority. Several research articles highlighted the impact of MPs/NPs …

Integrated physio-biochemical and transcriptomic analysis revealed mechanism underlying of Si-mediated alleviation to cadmium toxicity in wheat

H Liu, Q Jiao, L Fan, Y Jiang, MN Alyemeni… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination has resulted in serious reduction of crop yields. Silicon (Si), as
a beneficial element, regulates plant growth to heavy metal toxicity mainly through reducing …

Microplastics meet invasive plants: Unraveling the ecological hazards to agroecosystems

B Iqbal, X Zhao, KY Khan, Q Javed, M Nazar… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to assess the combined impact of environmental microplastic
pollution and biological invasion which represent critical global eco-environmental …

Environmental microplastics: Classification, sources, fates, and effects on plants

Q Gan, J Cui, B ** - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a global concern due to the generation of extensive
plastic waste and products (370 million metric tons in 2020) that are difficult to biodegrade …