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Microplastics in Soil Ecosystem: Insight on Its Fate and Impacts on Soil Quality
The handbook of environmental chemistry
2020
18 citations
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Xiaomei Yang,
Xuetao Guo,
Shan Huang,
Shan Huang,
Sha Xue,
Sha Xue,
Fanrong Meng,
Yueling Qi,
Wanli Cheng,
Tinglu Fan,
Esperanza Huerta Lwanga,
Violette Geissen
Summary
Researchers examined how plastic film used widely in Chinese agriculture breaks down and accumulates in soil, finding that microplastic debris may degrade soil quality and crop health over time, with potential ripple effects for food safety and agricultural sustainability.
Plastic film has been intensively used in (semi-)arid agricultural regions, attributing to its great benefits of improving soil productivity and crop yield in China. However, plastic debris, as a consequence of film mulching, remains and accumulates in soil leading...