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Recent Developments in Extraction, Identification, and Quantification of Microplastics from Agricultural Soil and Groundwater

Microorganisms for sustainability 2020 19 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Rakesh Kumar, Prabhakar Sharma

Summary

Researchers reviewed recent advances in extracting, identifying, and quantifying microplastics from agricultural soil and groundwater, highlighting methodological gaps and the urgent need for standardized protocols to accurately assess contamination levels in these critical food-producing environments.

Microplastics have become a threat to the environment in recent years, and its adverse effect has direct impact on animals and human beings because of its accumulation in the environment. This chapter mainly deals with the source and contamination of microplastics in...

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