Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

AA Horton, A Walton, DJ Spurgeon, E Lahive… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plastic debris is an environmentally persistent and complex contaminant of increasing
concern. Understanding the sources, abundance and composition of microplastics present …

[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 as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

AA de Souza Machado, W Kloas, C Zarfl… - Global change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Microplastics (plastics< 5 mm, including nanoplastics which are< 0.1 μm) originate
from the fragmentation of large plastic litter or from direct environmental emission. Their …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of microplastic accumulation in agricultural soils from sewage sludge disposal

F Corradini, P Meza, R Eguiluz, F Casado… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics are emerging as a steadily increasing environmental threat. Wastewater
treatment plants efficiently remove microplastics from sewage, trap** the particles in the …

Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China

M Liu, S Lu, Y Song, L Lei, J Hu, W Lv, W Zhou… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microplastics are emerging pollutants which have been extensively detected in water
environments. However, little is known about microplastic pollution in soil environments. In …

Assessment of microplastics in freshwater systems: A review

C Li, R Busquets, LC Campos - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The reliance on plastic for a vast number of consumer products, many of them single-use,
results in their continuous entry into aquatic environments. Plastic waste can fragment into …

The distribution of microplastics in soil aggregate fractions in southwestern China

GS Zhang, YF Liu - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Plastic particle accumulation in arable soils is a growing contaminant of concern with
unknown consequences for soil productivity and quality. This study aimed to investigate …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The pollution conveyed by urban runoff: A review of sources

A Müller, H Österlund, J Marsalek… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban stormwater and snowmelt pollution contributes significantly to the deterioration of
surface waters quality in many locations. Consequently, the sources of such pollution have …

Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils

M Kumar, X **ong, M He, DCW Tsang, J Gupta… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) as emerging persistent pollutants have been a growing global concern.
Although MPs are extensively studied in aquatic systems, their presence and fate in …