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Microplastic in Soil: a Review of Detection Methods
Summary
This review examines published approaches for detecting and identifying microplastics in soil environments, synthesizing sampling, extraction, and characterization methods to address the lack of standardization that hinders cross-study comparisons. Researchers found that unifying detection methods is essential for developing a common understanding of microplastic prevalence and impact in terrestrial ecosystems.
В настоящее время возрастающие объемы производства и потребления пластиковых материалов постепенно превратились в огромную проблему для окружающей среды в связи с повсеместным загрязнением водных и наземных экосистем. Но, несмотря на это, исследования содержания микропластика (МП) в почвенной среде и его воздействия на неё все еще являются редкостью. Малоизученность данной темы связана с отсутствием унификации методов отбора проб, детекции и идентификации микропластика, используемых в исследованиях. Это затрудняет сопоставление результатов и формирование общего понимания распространенности и влиянии микропластика на почвенную среду. Данная статья представляет собой обзор опубликованных подходов к исследованию микропластика в почвах с целью систематизации всей существующей информации и выявления наиболее эффективных методов, которые можно использовать для исследования микропластика в почвах. Currently, the increasing production and consumption of plastic materials has gradually become a huge environmental problem due to widespread pollution of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. But despite this, research into the content of microplastics (MPs) in the soil environment and its impact on it is still rare. Little knowledge of this topic is due to the lack of unification of sampling, detection and identification methods of microplastics used in research. This makes it difficult to compare results and develop a common understanding of the prevalence and impact of microplastics in the soil environment. This article is a review of published approaches to the study of microplastics in soils with the aim of systematizing all existing information and identifying the most effective methods that can be used to study microplastics in soils.
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