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Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?
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This review examined the occurrence and behavior of microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems and soils, questioning how particles move through and accumulate in soils and calling for more research on land-based microplastic impacts.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTMicroplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?Matthias C. Rillig*View Author Information Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biologie, Plant Ecology, Altensteinstrasse 6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany*E-mail: [email protected]; phone: +49 (0)30 838-53165; fax; +49 (0)30 838-53886.Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46, 12, 6453–6454Publication Date (Web):May 31, 2012Publication History Published online31 May 2012Published inissue 19 June 2012https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es302011rhttps://doi.org/10.1021/es302011rnewsACS PublicationsCopyright © 2012 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views51801Altmetric-Citations1009LEARN 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 PDF (733 KB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Materials,Particles,Plastics,Polymer particles,Soils Get e-Alerts
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