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Foreword to the research front on ‘Microplastics in Soils’
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This editorial introduces a research front on 'Microplastics in Soils,' highlighting the growing evidence that agricultural soils are significant repositories for microplastic contamination from mulch films, sewage sludge applications, and atmospheric deposition. The foreword frames soil microplastic pollution as an understudied but urgent environmental issue.
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