0
Article Sign in to save

The vertical migration of a pesticide mixture in sandy soil is strongly driven by their sorption behavior and can be altered by Polyethylene Microplastics

No summary available — this paper's abstract is not included in the open metadata provided by the publisher. Learn why →

Polymers

More Papers Like This

Article Tier 2

The vertical migration of a pesticide mixture in sandy soil is strongly driven by their sorption behavior and can be altered by Polyethylene Microplastics

AI summary Read the abstract

Researchers packed sandy soil columns with a mixture of 20 pesticides and 1% polyethylene microplastics, then flushed them with contaminated water to track pesticide movement. They found that PE microplastics accelerated the downward migration of five slowly leaching pesticides, increasing the risk of groundwater contamination.

Article Tier 2

Impact of polyethylene microplastics on the vertical migration of pesticides in soil

AI summary Read the abstract

Researchers investigated how polyethylene microplastics affect the vertical migration of pesticide mixtures in soil using stainless steel column experiments with sandy reference soil, finding that microplastics' hydrophobic surfaces and high sorption capacity altered the transport of 20 pesticides compared to uncontaminated soil.

Article Tier 2

Impact of polyethylene microplastics on the vertical migration of pesticides in soil

AI summary Read the abstract

Researchers investigated the impact of polyethylene microplastics on the vertical migration of complex pesticide mixtures in soil using medium-sized column experiments with 20 pesticides, addressing the gap that prior studies had focused on single-compound rather than multi-compound contamination scenarios. The study examined how microplastic hydrophobic surfaces and sorption capacity alter pesticide mobility and leaching risk in agricultural soils.

Article Tier 2

Influence on the processes of retention and transport of pesticides and ecotoxicity of microplastics in a tropical soil

AI summary Read the abstract

Researchers investigated how high-density polyethylene microplastics from agricultural mulch films affect the behavior of three pesticides in tropical soil, finding that microplastics altered pesticide sorption, transport, and leaching while also increasing ecotoxicological effects on earthworms.

Article Tier 2

Influência nos processos de retenção e transporte de pesticidas e ecotoxicidade de microplásticos em solo tropical

AI summary Read the abstract

Researchers investigated how high-density polyethylene microplastics from agricultural mulch films influence the retention and transport of pesticides in tropical soil, finding that microplastics alter pesticide dynamics and may increase their environmental persistence and ecotoxicity.

Research digests by email

When a large batch of papers lands in the Atlas, we read through it and send a short write-up of what stood out.

Email me about

Share this paper