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Soil Pollution by Micro- and Nanoplastics: An Overview
Summary
"This overview synthesized evidence showing that annual plastic releases to terrestrial environments are 4 to 23 times higher than releases to the ocean, with microplastics entering soil via sewage sludge, compost, plastic mulch, and irrigation. Soil contamination at this scale threatens agricultural food safety and groundwater quality, creating direct pathways for microplastics and associated toxins to enter the human diet through crops and drinking water."
Annual releases of plastic to the terrestrial environment are 4 to 23 times as high as releases to the marine environment. Microplastics can enter the soil by many routes, for example, compost and sewage sludge as fertilizer, plastic mulching, irrigation and...