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  • Environmental Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Soil Science

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  • Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive soil pollutants with increasing global distribution.
  • Existing soil MP detection methods lack standardization, leading to high variability and costs.
  • This hinders data comparability and effective global microplastic pollution control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a standardized, reproducible, cost-effective, and efficient method for soil microplastic detection.
  • To overcome the limitations of current fragmented and non-standardized protocols.
  • To support global microplastic pollution assessment and the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of soil MP studies (2020-2024).
  • Standardized protocol: drying, density separation (five repetitions), H2O2 digestion, and stereo-microscopy/ImageJ quantification.
  • Method validated across sandy, loam, and clay soil types.

Main Results:

  • Achieved an average recovery rate of 96.4% across different soil types.
  • Processing time of 68 hours per sample with a cost of USD 9.77.
  • Identified limitations: NaCl use affects high-density polymer recovery; minimum detectable size is ~127 µm.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method offers a low-cost, efficient, and broadly applicable approach for soil MP monitoring.
  • Synergistically optimizes recovery efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and applicability.
  • Enhances data comparability for global pollution assessment and contributes to SDGs.