[HTML][HTML] Agricultural plastics as a potential threat to food security, health, and environment through soil pollution by microplastics: Problem definition

D Briassoulis - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamic expansion of the Agricultural Plastics (AP) use has allowed for improved
agricultural products quality, yields, and enhanced sustainability along with multiple benefits …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics from agricultural plastic mulch films: a mini-review of their impacts on the animal reproductive system

Y Yuan, Y Qin, M Wang, W Xu, Y Chen, L Zheng… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic mulch films (PMFs) are widely used to improve crop quality and quantity. Although
they provide a range of benefits, they degrade into widespread microplastics (MPs), which …

Tackling microplastics pollution in global environment through integration of applied technology, policy instruments, and legislation

TA Kurniawan, A Haider, A Mohyuddin, R Fatima… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution is a serious environmental problem that affects both aquatic and
terrestrial ecosystems. Small particles with size of less than 5 mm, known as microplastics …

Occurrence of microplastics pollution in the Yangtze River: Distinct characteristics of spatial distribution and basin-wide ecological risk assessment

M Liu, X Cao, Z Liu - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread presence of microplastics (MPs) in the Yangtze River, the third longest river
in the world, has drawn increasing attention. Although numerous studies have been …

Recycling, disposal, or biodegradable-alternative of polyethylene plastic film for agricultural mulching? A life cycle analysis of their environmental impacts

H Dong, G Yang, Y Zhang, Y Yang, D Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic mulching is widely used in croplands to improve yields, while its mismanagement
leads to plastic pollution in rural areas. China has explored different approaches to manage …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics can affect soil properties and chemical speciation of metals in yellow-brown soil

X Wen, L Yin, Z Zhou, Z Kang, Q Sun, Y Zhang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the influence of microplastics (MPs) in different soil environments has been
investigated, their effects on the physiochemical properties and chemical speciation of …

Characteristics, sources and influencing factors of atmospheric deposition of microplastics in three different ecosystems of Beijing, China

R Zhang, X Jia, K Wang, L Lu, F Li, J Li, L Xu - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the research on microplastics (MPs) has intensified, more attention has been paid to MPs
deposition in the atmosphere. This study further explores and compares the characteristics …

Microplastics in the soil environment: Focusing on the sources, its transformation and change in morphology

J Zhu, G Dong, F Feng, J Ye, CH Liao, CH Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are small plastic pieces less than 5 mm in size. Previous studies have
focused on the sources, transports, and fates of MPs in marine or sediment environments …

Impact of polystyrene microplastics with combined contamination of norfloxacin and sulfadiazine on Chrysanthemum coronarium L.

KY Khan, G Li, D Du, B Ali, S Zhang, M Zhong… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics and microplastics including nanoplastics are emerging contaminants which have
become global environmental issues. The application of antibiotics along with microplastics …

Entrainment and horizontal atmospheric transport of microplastics from soil

S Abbasi, M Rezaei, M Mina, A Sameni, P Oleszczuk… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Soils are an important source of microplastics (MPs) to the atmosphere but the fluxes and
mechanisms involved in MPs entrainment are not well understood. In the present study, a …