Carbendazim adsorption on polyethylene microplastics and the toxicity mechanisms on cotton plants, soil enzyme activity and rhizosphere bacterial community under combined stress conditions

Microplastics in soil-plant system: effects of nano/microplastics on plant photosynthesis, rhizosphere microbes and soil properties in soil with different residues

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Polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics altered soil dissolved organic matter, disrupted rhizosphere microbial communities, and affected plant photosynthesis in Chinese cabbage, with effects varying by plastic particle size and soil amendment type. These findings reveal that microplastic contamination can cascade through soil microbiomes to impair crop growth, raising concerns for agricultural productivity and food system safety.

Impact of microplastics on soil (physical and chemical) properties, soil biological properties/soil biota, and response of plants to it: a review

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This comprehensive review synthesizes evidence that microplastics alter soil physical structure, chemical properties including pH and nutrient cycling, and the communities of earthworms, collembolans, and microbes that maintain soil health, with cascading effects on plant growth and agricultural productivity. Because healthy soils underpin global food production, microplastic-driven degradation of soil ecosystems represents a long-term threat to food security and introduces a terrestrial route by which plastic contaminants accumulate in crops consumed by humans.

Effects of microplastics & antibiotics compound pollution on microbial communities and carbon metabolisms of plant-soil system

Adsorption of Albendazole (ABZ) in the presence of different types of microplastics in different agricultural soils

Combined toxicity and ecological impacts of soil microplastics and heavy metals in rhizosphere microenvironments: a comprehensive review

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This systematic review of 109 studies found that co-contamination of rhizosphere soils with microplastics and heavy metals produces non-linear, synergistic effects on soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activity, microbial communities, and plant physiology. The combined toxicity is more persistent and damaging than either contaminant alone, underscoring the need for context-specific risk assessments in agricultural and ecosystem management.