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 …

Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

G Lamichhane, A Acharya, R Marahatha… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Plastic pollution in various forms has emerged as the most severe environmental threat.
Small plastic chunks, such as microplastics and nanoplastics derived from primary and …

Airborne microplastics in indoor and outdoor environments of a coastal city in Eastern China

Z Liao, X Ji, Y Ma, B Lv, W Huang, X Zhu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in marine and terrestrial environments have been intensively studied,
but the dynamics of airborne MPs remains limited. Existing studies on atmospheric MPs are …

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 …

The polymers and their additives in particulate plastics: what makes them hazardous to the fauna?

S Sridharan, M Kumar, M Saha, MB Kirkham… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the increasing concerns on global ecosystems and human health, the environmental
risks posed by microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have become an important topic …

Interactions between microplastics and soil fauna: a critical review

Q Wang, CA Adams, F Wang, Y Sun… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Microplastics effects on soil biota are dependent on their properties: a meta-analysis

M Liu, J Feng, Y Shen, B Zhu - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is identified as an important new global change factor
potentially influencing ecosystem functions and services. MPs have been shown to strongly …

Research progress of microplastics in soil-plant system: Ecological effects and potential risks

D Huang, X Wang, L Yin, S Chen, J Tao, W Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of microplastics on soil ecosystem is a hot topic in recent years. It is increasingly
recognized that soil is also an important sink for microplastics in addition to the aquatic …

[HTML][HTML] Bioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize

RW Brown, DR Chadwick, H Zang, M Graf, X Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic contamination poses a significant threat to agroecosystem functioning,
provoking a move away from the use of conventional oil-based plastics in agriculture, to …

Macro-and/or microplastics as an emerging threat effect crop growth and soil health

H Gao, Q Liu, C Yan, K Mancl, D Gong, J He… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollution caused by macro-and microplastics has become a global concern that is
ubiquitous throughout the environment. The reported impacts of macro-and/or microplastics …