Microplastics Effects in the Terrestrial Environment

Luís André Mendes

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39041-9_46

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Microplastics Effects in the Terrestrial Environment

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Luís André Mendes

Summary

Microplastics released into soil systems interact with complex terrestrial matrices in ways that threaten soil health, plant uptake, and the organisms that depend on healthy soils, including humans who consume agricultural produce. Their resilience and long environmental persistence make soil microplastic contamination particularly difficult to remediate once established.

For the past 150 years, the production of plastics has provided many solutions. However, the release of microplastics into soil systems presents hazardous potential, due to its resilience, endurance, and various interactions that occur in these complex matrices....

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