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 …

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 …

Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants that cause diverse impacts on soil
ecosystems. As integral members of soil food webs, soil fauna exert key ecological functions …

It is now widely acknowledged that microplastic pollution represents one of the greatest
anthropogenically mediated threats to Earth-system functioning. In freshwater and marine …

Environmental pollution caused by plastics has become a public health problem. However,
the effect of microplastics on gut microbiota, inflammation development and their underlying …

Biodegradable plastics would be gradually degraded by microbes after being used and
discarded, forming biodegradable microplastics (BMPs). It is however not clear if it, like …

Microplastic (MP) pollution in the soil severely damages the soil structure and affects the soil
water-holding property, thereby affecting the soil water characteristic curve (SWCC). After …

Microplastics, as a group of emerging contaminants, are receiving growing attention. During
the last decade, their occurrence and toxicity in aquatic ecosystems have been intensively …

Traditional plastics, such as polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP),
polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyurethane (PUR), and other …

Soils always receive microplastics (MPs) from plastic mulching, compost, and sewage
irrigation, but the effects of MPs on soil environment remain largely unexplored. The …