Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
54(7), P. 533 - 556
Published: Sept. 23, 2023
AbstractPlastic
debris
(including
macro-plastics,
microplastics
(MPs),
and
nanoplastics),
defined
as
an
emerging
contaminant,
has
been
proven
to
significantly
affect
soil
ecosystem
functioning.
Accordingly,
there
is
urgent
need
robustly
quantify
the
pollution
situation
potential
sources
of
plastics
in
soils.
China
leading
producer
user
agricultural
analyzed
a
typical
case
study
highlight
current
farmland
macro-plastics
MPs.
Our
summarized
information
on
occurrence
abundance
MPs
Chinese
soils
for
first
time
based
163
publications
with
728
sample
sites.
The
results
showed
that
average
concentration
farmlands
were
103
kg
ha−1
4537
items
kg−1
(dry
soil),
respectively.
In
addition,
this
synthesized
latest
scientific
evidence
Agricultural
plastic
films
organic
wastes
are
most
reported
sources,
indicating
they
contribute
Furthermore,
modeling
methods
quantifying
estimating
stock
flow
materials
within
systems
also
summarized.Keywords:
Abundancefarmland
soilsmacro-plasticsmicroplasticsquantitative
methodsource
apportionmentHANDLING
EDITORS:
Hyunjung
Kim
Jörg
Rinklebe
Disclosure
statementThe
authors
report
no
competing
interests
declare.Additional
informationFundingThis
research
was
supported
by
National
Natural
Science
Foundation
under
Grant
[number
42277097];
UKRI
Global
Challenges
Research
Fund
(GCRF)
Environment
Council
project,
"Do
undermine
food
security
sustainable
development
less
economically
developed
countries?"
[NE/V005871/1];
International
Cooperation
Exchange
[NSFC-UNEP:
32261143459],
High-level
Team
Project
University.
Soil & Environmental Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(2), P. 100019 - 100019
Published: May 23, 2023
Large-scale
production,
rapid
consumption,
insufficient
recovery
and
management,
slow
degradation
lead
to
a
large
accumulation
of
plastic
waste
microplastics.
Microplastics
are
characterized
as
stable,
small,
having
specific
surface
area
strong
hydrophobicity.
They
carriers
many
hydrophobic
organic
pollutants,
heavy
metals,
pathogenic
bacteria
drug
resistance
genes.
Worldwide,
microplastic
pollution
in
soils
has
attracted
much
attention.
The
progress
perspectives
the
separation
detection
soil
microplastics
deserve
comprehensive
review
discussion.
Here,
sources
distributions
from
use
agricultural
film,
sludge
recycling,
long-term
application
fertilizer,
runoff,
sewage
irrigation
summarized.
Physical
methods
such
density
separation,
electrostatic
oil
extraction
pressurized
liquid
extraction,
chemical
acid
digestion,
alkaline
hydrogen
peroxide
Fenton
reagent
oxidation,
enzymatic
hydrolysis
for
reviewed.
Futhermore,
technologies
through
microscopy,
spectroscopy,
mass
spectrometry,
thermogravimetric
analysis,
differential
scanning
calorimetry,
X-ray
photoelectron
spectroscopy
nuclear
magnetic
resonance
Finally,
put
forward
understanding
impacts
on
functions
health,
developing
source
control
environmental
remediation
technology,
investigating
low-cost
that
preserve
characteristics
microplastics,
strengthen
degree
automation
avoid
artificial
operation
error,
establish
standard
isolating,
extracting,
identifying,
quantifying
soils.
This
serves
technical
reference
identification
builds
foundation
scientific
assessment
ecological
human
risks
