Impacts of microplastics on terrestrial plants: A critical review
Land Degradation and Development2024
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Meththika Vithanage,
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Piumi Amasha Withana,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Piumi Amasha Withana,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Piumi Amasha Withana,
Xiao Yang,
Xiaoqi Sun,
Meththika Vithanage,
Michael S. Bank,
Michael S. Bank,
Piumi Amasha Withana,
Sang‐Ryong Lee,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Michael S. Bank,
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Michael S. Bank,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Piumi Amasha Withana,
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Michael S. Bank,
Michael S. Bank,
Xiao Yang,
Yong Sik Ok
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Yong Sik Ok
Sang‐Ryong Lee,
Michael S. Bank,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Michael S. Bank,
Michael S. Bank,
Michael S. Bank,
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Xiao Yang,
Xiao Yang,
Siming You,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Yong Sik Ok
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Yong Sik Ok
Xiao Yang,
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Michael S. Bank,
Yong Sik Ok
Meththika Vithanage,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Sang‐Ryong Lee,
Meththika Vithanage,
Sang‐Ryong Lee,
Meththika Vithanage,
Sang‐Ryong Lee,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Michael S. Bank,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Yong Sik Ok
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Michael S. Bank,
Yong Sik Ok
Siming You,
Siming You,
Yong Sik Ok
Michael S. Bank,
Yong Sik Ok
Sang‐Ryong Lee,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Meththika Vithanage,
Michael S. Bank,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Siming You,
Meththika Vithanage,
Siming You,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Sang‐Ryong Lee,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Michael S. Bank,
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Meththika Vithanage,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya,
Yong Sik Ok
Summary
This review examines how microplastics affect land-based plants, finding that they can alter soil structure, disrupt beneficial soil microbes, and reduce plant growth. Microplastics also carry toxic chemicals like plasticizers and heavy metals that can be taken up by plant roots and enter the food chain. The findings raise concerns about human health since contaminated crops could be a hidden source of microplastic and chemical exposure in our diets.
Abstract Microplastic (MP) pollution is an important environmental problem owing to its widespread use, long residence time, and overall persistence. MPs threaten the health of humans, animals, and plants. However, studies on the effects of MPs on terrestrial plants are less common compared to those conducted in aquatic systems. This review discusses the sources of MPs in terrestrial ecosystems, their effects on C and N cycling in soils, and the impact of MPs on terrestrial plants, and focuses on plant growth and the potential risks to human health. MPs affect plants and their performance by altering soil structure, microbial activity, nutrient immobilization, transporting contaminants, and causing direct toxicity. Chemicals, such as plasticizers, additives, and colorants, in MPs may negatively affect ecosystems and their inhabitants, and MPs may interact with a wide array of pollutants, including pesticides, heavy metals, and antibiotics. These impacts vary as a function of soil type, plant species, and MP type. Future research efforts should focus on interaction complexity, uptake mechanisms, and impacts on plants at multiple spatiotemporal scales, while concurrently considering their effects on food chains and human health.