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Research on Soil Management and Conservation
Summary
Not relevant to microplastics — this is a brief editorial introduction to a journal special issue on soil management and conservation, with no substantive content about microplastic pollution.
The soil is the base of a sustainable agricultural system; it is the key for food and energy production, a reservoir of water and nutrients [...]
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