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Will the Chemical Contaminants in Agricultural Soil Affect the Ecotoxicity of Microplastics?
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This viewpoint examines whether pre-existing chemical contaminants in agricultural soil can alter the ecotoxicity of microplastics, arguing that soil chemistry and co-contaminants must be considered when assessing microplastic hazards in farmland environments.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTWill the Chemical Contaminants in Agricultural Soil Affect the Ecotoxicity of Microplastics?Jianan YinJianan YinFaculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2More by Jianan Yin, Guohe Huang*Guohe HuangFaculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2*Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2. Telephone: 1-306-5854095. Fax:1-306-5854855. Email: [email protected]More by Guohe Huanghttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4974-3019, Mengna LiMengna LiFaculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2More by Mengna Li, and Chunjiang AnChunjiang AnBuilding, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8More by Chunjiang Anhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7350-2365Cite this: ACS Agric. Sci. Technol. 2021, 1, 1, 3–4Publication Date (Web):January 27, 2021Publication History Received14 September 2020Accepted28 October 2020Revised9 October 2020Published online27 January 2021Published inissue 15 February 2021https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsagscitech.0c00005https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.0c00005article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © Published by American Chemical Society 2021Request reuse permissionsArticle Views3043Altmetric-Citations11LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose SUBJECTS:Adsorption,Environmental pollution,Impurities,Organic compounds,Plants,Soils Get e-Alerts
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