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Effects of microplastics on the terrestrial environment: A critical review

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Michael S. Bank, Michael S. Bank, Md. Niamul Haque, Michael S. Bank, Binoy Sarkar, Binoy Sarkar, Pavani Dulanja Dissanayake, Pavani Dulanja Dissanayake, Binoy Sarkar, Md. Niamul Haque, Md. Niamul Haque, Pavani Dulanja Dissanayake, Soobin Kim, Md. Niamul Haque, Md. Niamul Haque, Mee Kyung Sang, Michael S. Bank, Mee Kyung Sang, Michael S. Bank, Michael S. Bank, Yong Sik Ok Md. Niamul Haque, Yong Sik Ok Mee Kyung Sang, Binoy Sarkar, Patryk Oleszczuk, Michael S. Bank, Michael S. Bank, Michael S. Bank, Binoy Sarkar, Michael S. Bank, Binoy Sarkar, Binoy Sarkar, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Patryk Oleszczuk, Binoy Sarkar, Michael S. Bank, Binoy Sarkar, Michael S. Bank, Yong Sik Ok Patryk Oleszczuk, Binoy Sarkar, Mee Kyung Sang, Binoy Sarkar, Binoy Sarkar, Michael S. Bank, Binoy Sarkar, Patryk Oleszczuk, Patryk Oleszczuk, Michael S. Bank, Binoy Sarkar, Michael S. Bank, Michael S. Bank, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Patryk Oleszczuk, Patryk Oleszczuk, Mee Kyung Sang, Mee Kyung Sang, Binoy Sarkar, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Mee Kyung Sang, Yong Sik Ok Patryk Oleszczuk, Michael S. Bank, Michael S. Bank, Patryk Oleszczuk, Patryk Oleszczuk, Yong Sik Ok Michael S. Bank, Md. Niamul Haque, Binoy Sarkar, Binoy Sarkar, Md. Niamul Haque, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Patryk Oleszczuk, Patryk Oleszczuk, Jea Hyung Ahn, Michael S. Bank, Patryk Oleszczuk, Mee Kyung Sang, Mee Kyung Sang, Binoy Sarkar, Michael S. Bank, Michael S. Bank, Binoy Sarkar, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Md. Niamul Haque, Jea Hyung Ahn, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Patryk Oleszczuk, Binoy Sarkar, Yong Sik Ok Michael S. Bank, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Michael S. Bank, Patryk Oleszczuk, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Binoy Sarkar, Yong Sik Ok Binoy Sarkar, Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok Yong Sik Ok

Summary

This review summarizes what is known about microplastic contamination in land-based environments, covering sources, fate, and effects on soil and the organisms that depend on it. Microplastics in soil can interact with pesticides, heavy metals, and other pollutants, acting as carriers that move toxins through the food web and potentially up to humans. The authors note that compared to ocean research, the effects of microplastics on land ecosystems are much less studied and urgently need more attention.

Microplastics are emerging contaminants and there has been growing concern regarding their impacts on aquatic and terrestrial environments. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge regarding the sources, occurrences, fates, and risks associated with microplastic contamination in terrestrial environments. This contamination occurs via multiple sources, including primary microplastics (including synthetic materials) and secondary microplastics (derived from the breakdown of larger plastic particles). Microplastic contamination can have both beneficial and detrimental effects on soil properties. Additionally, microplastics have been shown to interact with a wide array of contaminants, including pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, and antibiotics, and may act as a vector for contaminant transfer in terrestrial environments. Microplastics and their associated chemicals can be transferred through food webs and may accumulate across multiple trophic levels, resulting in potential detrimental health effects for humans and other organisms. Although several studies have focused on the occurrence and impacts of microplastic contamination in marine environments, their sources, fate, transport, and effects in terrestrial environments are less studied and not well understood. Therefore, further research focusing on the fate, transport, and impacts of microplastics in relation to soil properties, polymer composition and forms, and land-use types is needed. The development of standardized and harmonized methods for analyzing microplastics in soil-plant ecosystems is essential. Future work should also consider the many interactions of microplastics with soil quality and ecotoxicological impacts on biota in the context of global environmental change.

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