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Separation and Identification of Conventional Microplastics from Farmland Soils
Published on: March 21, 2025
Interactions of microplastics and main pollutants and environmental behavior in soils
Huirong Yang1, Han Dong1, Yurou Huang2
1College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Abstract:
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging global contaminants, attracting more and more attention because of their difficulty in degradation, extensive and persistent pollution. In freshwater environment, especially in the ocean, they have become a global, public and even political research hotspot. However, the distribution, fate and ecological hazards of MPs in agricultural land and other soils have not been explored fully. Although the occurrence of MPs in different habitats has been reviewed at home and abroad, little attention has been paid to its environmental behavior, ecotoxicology and interaction with biological and chemical pollutants in soil. This review summaries the research progress on the source, accumulation, degradation and migration of MPs in soil, the potential risks of ecological environment and food chain. In order to provide theoretical basis and practical suggestions for related research and regulatory countermeasures, the detection and treatment methods and mechanism of microplastics in soil need to be further explored.
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