Micro and Nanoplastics in Agricultural Soils: Challenges and Future Directions

María Antonieta Riera; Medardo Anibal Zambrano-Arcentales

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-21195-9_17

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Micro and Nanoplastics in Agricultural Soils: Challenges and Future Directions

2023

María Antonieta Riera, Medardo Anibal Zambrano-Arcentales

Summary

This review examined the sources, behavior, and ecological effects of micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soils, highlighting challenges in detection, risk assessment, and regulatory management as plastic use in farming continues to grow. Nanoplastics in particular present heightened concern because their tiny size enables deeper soil penetration, plant uptake into edible tissues, and greater biological reactivity than larger fragments.

Plastics are a family of materials with great applicability, including agriculture. Large plastics (macroplastics) are used as inputs for agricultural activity. When using biofertilizers, plastics at micro and nanometric scales are also introduced (micro and...

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