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Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils
Environmental Pollution2020
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Xinni Xiong,
Stuart Harrad,
Manish Kumar,
Nanthi Bolan,
Stuart Harrad,
Nanthi Bolan,
Xinni Xiong,
Manish Kumar,
Nanthi Bolan,
Stuart Harrad,
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Stuart Harrad,
Stuart Harrad,
Deyi Hou,
Stuart Harrad,
Nanthi Bolan,
Stuart Harrad,
Xinni Xiong,
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Xinni Xiong,
Manish Kumar,
Manish Kumar,
Manish Kumar,
Manish Kumar,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Stuart Harrad,
Eakalak Khan,
Stuart Harrad,
Stuart Harrad,
Stuart Harrad,
Stuart Harrad,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Stuart Harrad,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Stuart Harrad,
Stuart Harrad,
Stuart Harrad,
Stuart Harrad,
Eakalak Khan,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Manish Kumar,
Manish Kumar,
Manish Kumar,
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Mingjing He,
Manish Kumar,
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Yong Sik Ok
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Stuart Harrad,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Deyi Hou,
Nanthi Bolan,
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Yong Sik Ok
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Deyi Hou,
Yong Sik Ok
Stuart Harrad,
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Stuart Harrad,
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Manish Kumar,
Juhi Gupta,
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Deyi Hou,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Nanthi Bolan,
Manish Kumar,
Eakalak Khan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Eakalak Khan,
Manish Kumar,
Deyi Hou,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Eakalak Khan,
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Yong Sik Ok
Stuart Harrad,
Yong Sik Ok
Stuart Harrad,
Deyi Hou,
Yong Sik Ok
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Stuart Harrad,
Yong Sik Ok
Deyi Hou,
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Deyi Hou,
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Deyi Hou,
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Daniel C.W. Tsang,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Nanthi Bolan,
Yong Sik Ok
Manish Kumar,
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok
Summary
This review examines how microplastics end up in agricultural soils through sewage sludge application, wastewater irrigation, plastic mulch films, and atmospheric deposition. Researchers found that microplastics interact with soil organisms and can alter soil structure and microbial communities, but standardized detection methods are still lacking. The study highlights the need for research on how microplastics move through soil, their effects on crop health, and global policies to address this growing agricultural concern.
Microplastics (MPs) as emerging persistent pollutants have been a growing global concern. Although MPs are extensively studied in aquatic systems, their presence and fate in agricultural systems are not fully understood. In the agricultural soils, major causes of MPs pollution include application of biosolids and compost, wastewater irrigation, mulching film, polymer-based fertilizers and pesticides, and atmospheric deposition. The fate and dispersion of MPs in the soil environment are mainly associated with the soil characteristics, cultivation practices, and diversity of soil biota. Although there is emerging pollution of MPs in the soil environment, no standardized detection and quantification techniques are available. This study comprehensively reviews the sources, fate, and dispersion of MPs in the soil environment, discusses the interactions and effects of MPs on soil biota, and highlights the recent advancements in detection and quantification methods of MPs. The prospects for future research include biomagnification potency, cytotoxic effects on human/animals, nonlinear behavior in the soil environment, standardized analytical methods, best management practices, and global policies in the agricultural industry for the sake of sustainable development.