Are we underestimating the sources of microplastic pollution in terrestrial environment?

C Xu, B Zhang, C Gu, C Shen, S Yin, M Aamir… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs, plastic particles< 5 mm) are an ever-increasing global issue
due to their widespread occurrence in the environment and negative effects on organisms …

Environmental soil quality and vegetable safety under current greenhouse vegetable production management in China

YK Kalkhajeh, B Huang, W Hu, C Ma, H Gao… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid expansion of greenhouse vegetable production (GVP) in China over the last few
decades has substantially promoted vegetable production and farmers' incomes. However …

Status of phthalate esters contamination in agricultural soils across China and associated health risks

L Niu, Y Xu, C Xu, L Yun, W Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
The extensive utilization of phthalate-containing products has lead to ubiquitous
contamination of phthalate esters (PAEs) in various matrices. However, comprehensive …

Contamination of phthalate esters, organochlorine pesticides and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in agricultural soils from the Yangtze River Delta of China

J Sun, L Pan, Y Zhan, H Lu, DCW Tsang, W Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
To reveal the pollution status associated with rapid urbanization and economic growth,
extensive areas of agricultural soils (approximately 45,800 km 2) in the Yangtze River Delta …

The human and ecological risks of neonicotinoid insecticides in soils of an agricultural zone within the Pearl River Delta, South China

Z Yu, XF Li, S Wang, LY Liu, EY Zeng - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NIIs) are extensively used worldwide and frequently detected in
the environment. The human and ecological risks associated with the occurrence of NIIs in …

The occurrence and sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in agricultural soils across China with an emphasis on unintentionally produced PCBs

S Mao, S Liu, Y Zhou, Q An, X Zhou, Z Mao, Y Wu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In addition to being historically intentionally manufactured as commercial products,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be unintentionally released as by-products from …

Potential Role of Methanogens in Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of Organic Chlorinated Pollutants In Situ

J Yuan, S Li, J Cheng, C Guo, C Shen… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Previous studies often attribute microbial reductive dechlorination to organohalide-respiring
bacteria (OHRB) or cometabolic dechlorination bacteria (CORB). Even though …

A national-scale distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in cropland soils and major types of food crops in China: Co-occurrence and associated risks

L Chen, YZ Qian, Q Jia, R Weng, X Zhang, Y Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that resist
degradation in the environment. OCPs remain detectable in cropland systems in China …

Organophosphorus pesticides in greenhouse and open-field soils across China: Distribution characteristic, polluted pathway and health risk

Z Li, J Sun, L Zhu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
A national-scale survey was conducted to investigate the distribution characteristic, polluted
pathway and health risk of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) in greenhouse and open …

Distribution, source, and risk of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in urban and rural soils around the Yellow and Bohai Seas …

Q Li, Y Lu, P Wang, T Wang, S Suriyanarayanan… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Between 1945 and 1983, China was the world's largest producer of organochlorine
pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the second largest producer …