Interactions between soil physical fractions and microplastics – An attenuated total reflectance-mid infrared and chemometrics study

Influence of soil types defined by soil genesis on the qualitative and quantitative detection of microplastics in soil by mid-infrared spectroscopy

Review of microplastics in soils: state-of-the-art occurrence, transport, and investigation methods

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This review synthesizes sampling, pretreatment, and analytical methods for detecting microplastics in soil environments, noting that research has largely focused on contamination levels rather than behavioral dynamics and ecological impacts. The authors call for standardized testing protocols and predictive behavior models as microplastic accumulation in agricultural soils increasingly threatens food safety and ecosystem health.

Microplastics in Terrestrial Soils: Occurrence, Analysis, and Remediation

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Researchers reviewed how microplastics from synthetic polymers have spread throughout terrestrial soils globally, examining detection methods and emerging remediation strategies for a pollutant that now persists in farmlands and natural soils alike.

Microplastics in soil: a review on research status, sources, methods, and remediation strategies

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A comprehensive literature review found that soil microplastic research lags far behind aquatic studies despite annual MP discharge into farmland exceeding marine inputs, with synthetic textiles, tire wear, and urban dust as dominant sources entering soil via atmospheric deposition, sewage irrigation, and agricultural film use. The soil MP burden threatens food crop health, risks leaching into groundwater, and poses intergenerational health risks through nutrient disruption and potential plant-to-human transmission pathways.

Microplastics in Soils and Sediments: a Review of Characterization, Quantitation, and Ecological Risk Assessment

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Researchers reviewed current methods for detecting and measuring microplastics in soils and sediments, identifying a lack of standardized protocols as a key barrier to comparing findings across studies. The review calls for urgent development of consistent methodologies to better assess the true scale of microplastic pollution in land environments.