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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
Volume 195, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10769-3
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Microplastics; Nanoplastics; Polystyrene; Biota; Risks; Contaminants; Agricultural soil
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Pollution with emerging microscopic contaminants such as microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) including polystyrene (PS) in aquatic and terrestrial environments is increasingly recognized. PS is largely used in packaging materials and is dumped directly into the ecosystem. This systematic review focuses on PS contamination in agricultural soils, covering sources, effects, and mitigation methods, and provides updated information on the impacts of PS on soil organisms, plant uptake, and effects on higher animals and humans.
Pollution with emerging microscopic contaminants such as microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) including polystyrene (PS) in aquatic and terrestrial environments is increasingly recognized. PS is largely used in packaging materials and is dumped directly into the ecosystem. PS micro-nano-plastics (MNPs) can be potentially bioaccumulated in the food chain and can cause human health concerns through food consumption. Earlier MP research has focused on the aquatic environments, but recent researches show significant MP and NP contamination in the terrestrial environments especially agricultural fields. Though PS is the hotspot of MPs research, however, to our knowledge, this systematic review represents the first of its kind that specifically focused on PS contamination in agricultural soils, covering sources, effects, and ways of PS mitigation. The paper also provides updated information on the effects of PS on soil organisms, its uptake by plants, and effects on higher animals as well as human beings. Directions for future research are also proposed to increase our understanding of the environmental contamination of PS in terrestrial environments.
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