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Separation and Identification of Conventional Microplastics from Farmland Soils
Published on: March 21, 2025
Soil Biochemical Indicators to Monitor the Impact of Microplastics on Soil Functionality in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Sara Marinari1, M Cristina Moscatelli2, Luisa Massaccesi3
1Department for Innovation in Biological, Agrofood and Forest systems, University of Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy. marinari@unitus.it.
Abstract:
The present paper introduces soil as a complex system, so a multidisciplinary approach is needed to study not only the composition, abundance, and transport of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial ecosystems but also soil properties and processes involved in their degradation and/or interaction with soil polyphasic matrix. Despite many researchers focusing their studies on the impact of MPs on the terrestrial ecosystem over the past years, little has been done about the use of biochemical indicators to study their effect on soil functionality.
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