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 …

[HTML][HTML] Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

JJ Guo, XP Huang, L Xiang, YZ Wang, YW Li, H Li… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics are emerging contaminants and their presence in water and soil ecosystems
has recently drawn considerable attention because they pose a great threat to entire …

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 …

Microplastics in soils: A review of methods, occurrence, fate, transport, ecological and environmental risks

Y Zhou, J Wang, M Zou, Z Jia, S Zhou, Y Li - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The global prevalence of microplastics (MPs) poses a potential threat and unpredictable risk
to the function and health of environmental systems. However, the research progress of soil …

Response of soil dissolved organic matter to microplastic addition in Chinese loess soil

H Liu, X Yang, G Liu, C Liang, S Xue, H Chen… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Plastic debris is accumulating in agricultural land due to the increased use of plastic
mulches, which is causing serious environmental problems, especially for biochemical and …

Trends in microbial community composition and function by soil depth

D Naylor, R McClure, J Jansson - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial communities play important roles in soil health, contributing to processes such as
the turnover of organic matter and nutrient cycling. As soil edaphic properties such as …

Effects of plastic mulch film residues on soil-microbe-plant systems under different soil pH conditions

Y Liu, Q Huang, W Hu, J Qin, Y Zheng, J Wang… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic mulch film residues (PMFR) accumulated throughout mulching years can result in
serious environmental problems, especially in hotter areas with frequent farming (eg the …

Microplastics in plant-microbes-soil system: a review on recent studies

X Ren, S Yin, L Wang, J Tang - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have been widely studied, mostly
focusing on the methods of separation, detection, and adsorption or the ecological effects in …

[HTML][HTML] Micro plastics in soil ecosystem-A review of sources, fate, and ecological impact

J Yu, S Adingo, X Liu, X Li, J Sun… - Plant, Soil and …, 2022 - pse.agriculturejournals.cz
In recent years, environmental experts and stakeholders have paid increased attention to
the pollution of micro plastics in the soil. As persistent pollutants, micro plastics have a …

[HTML][HTML] Soil textural heterogeneity impacts bacterial but not fungal diversity

FM Seaton, PBL George, I Lebron, DL Jones… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soils harbour high levels of microbial diversity, underpinning their ability to provide key soil
functions and ecosystem services. The extreme variety of soil microbial life is often …