Micro (nano) plastics and terrestrial plants: Up-to-date knowledge on uptake, translocation, and phytotoxicity

F Wang, X Feng, Y Liu, CA Adams, Y Sun… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro (nano) plastics (MNPs) are categorized as emerging persistent pollutants that
occur widely in various ecosystems. However, their impacts on terrestrial plants (particularly …

Nanoparticles in plants: uptake, transport and physiological activity in leaf and root

X Wang, H Xie, P Wang, H Yin - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to their unique characteristics, nanoparticles are increasingly used in agricultural
production through foliage spraying and soil application. The use of nanoparticles can …

Effects of plastic residues and microplastics on soil ecosystems: A global meta-analysis

J Zhang, S Ren, W Xu, C Liang, J Li, H Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is one of the global pressing environmental problems, threatening the
health of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. However, the influence of plastic residues and …

Microplastic pollution in soils, plants, and animals: a review of distributions, effects and potential mechanisms

X Chang, Y Fang, Y Wang, F Wang, L Shang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing production of synthetic plastics and poor management of plastic wastes have
dramatically increased the amount of plastics in the environment. In 2014, at the first United …

A critical review of microplastics in the soil-plant system: Distribution, uptake, phytotoxicity and prevention

Z Zhang, Q Cui, L Chen, X Zhu, S Zhao, C Duan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are creating an emerging threat on the soil ecosystems and are of great
global concern. However, the distribution in soil-plant system, as well as the phytotoxicity …

[HTML][HTML] Uptake and transport of micro/nanoplastics in terrestrial plants: Detection, mechanisms, and influencing factors

Z Yu, X Xu, L Guo, R Jin, Y Lu - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The pervasive dispersion of micro/nanoplastics in various environmental matrices has
raised concerns regarding their potential intrusion into terrestrial ecosystems and, notably …

Foliar-applied polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) reduce the growth and nutritional quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

J Lian, W Liu, L Meng, J Wu, L Chao, A Zeb… - Environmental pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, there is a lack of information about the influence of foliar-applied nanoplastics on
crop growth and nutritional quality. To fill the knowledge gap, soil-grown lettuces (Lactuca …

Interactions between microplastics/nanoplastics and vascular plants

L Yin, X Wen, D Huang, C Du, R Deng, Z Zhou… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics and nanoplastics are distributed in the environments universally. The
interrelationship between vascular plants and micro/nanoplastics began to attract attention …

Phytotoxicity of polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

R Shi, W Liu, Y Lian, Q Wang, A Zeb, J Tang - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems has received increasing
attention, there are few studies on the potential effects of different microplastics on terrestrial …

Systematic toxicity evaluation of polystyrene nanoplastics on mice and molecular mechanism investigation about their internalization into Caco-2 cells

D Xu, Y Ma, X Han, Y Chen - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a growing concern regarding the toxic effects of nanoplastics (NPs) on aquatic and
marine organism, while relatively few studies about their toxicity evaluation on mammals are …