Effects of microplastics on soil properties: current knowledge and future perspectives

F Wang, Q Wang, CA Adams, Y Sun, S Zhang - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a type of emerging contaminants that pose a potential threat to
global terrestrial ecosystems, including agroecosystems. In recent years, MPs in soil and …

Effects of microplastics on the terrestrial environment: A critical review

PD Dissanayake, S Kim, B Sarkar, P Oleszczuk… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics are emerging contaminants and there has been growing concern regarding
their impacts on aquatic and terrestrial environments. This review provides a comprehensive …

Microplastics change soil properties, heavy metal availability and bacterial community in a Pb-Zn-contaminated soil

X Feng, Q Wang, Y Sun, S Zhang, F Wang - Journal of Hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) co-occur widely with diverse contaminants in soils. However, few data
are available on their impacts on soil chemical and microbial properties of heavy metal …

Impact of plastic mulching as a major source of microplastics in agroecosystems

N Khalid, M Aqeel, A Noman, ZF Rizvi - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of agroecosystems by microplastics (MPs) has raised great concerns
recently. Plastic mulching has contributed a lot in the building of MP pollution in farmlands …

Soil plastispheres as hotspots of antibiotic resistance genes and potential pathogens

D Zhu, J Ma, G Li, MC Rillig, YG Zhu - The ISME journal, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In the Anthropocene, increasing pervasive plastic pollution is creating a new environmental
compartment, the plastisphere. How the plastisphere affects microbial communities and …

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 …

Microplastics in agricultural soils in China: Sources, impacts and solutions

KHD Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The detection of microplastics (MPs) in agricultural soils has raised alarms on their potential
impacts on agricultural production, particularly in China where agriculture has great …

Effects of microplastics and nitrogen deposition on soil multifunctionality, particularly C and N cycling

S Zhang, L Pei, Y Zhao, J Shan, X Zheng, G Xu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Both nitrogen deposition (ND) and microplastics (MPs) pose global change challenges. The
effects of MPs co-existing with ND on ecosystem functions are still largely unknown. Herein …

Impacts of soil microplastics on crops: A review

B Iqbal, T Zhao, W Yin, X Zhao, Q **e, KY Khan… - Applied Soil …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles with lesser than 5 mm in size, and in recent years
their accumulation in the soil has given rise to a critical global environmental issue that …

Effects of microplastics on cadmium accumulation by rice and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in cadmium-contaminated soil

Y Liu, W Cui, W Li, S Xu, Y Sun, G Xu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Both microplastics (MPs) and cadmium (Cd) are common contaminants in soil-rice systems,
but their combined effects remain unknown. Thereby, we explored the effects of three MPs …