Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems and the soil?

By Matthias C. Rillig. Environmental Science and Technology, 2012

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Subfields: Biomaterials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution

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Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review (2018, background): “The environmental impact of microplastics is due to two main reasons: (1) their small size facilitates internalization by biota and, thus, resultant accumulation in the food chain and (2) they can adsorb pollutants on their surfaces (Rillig 2012).”
An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems. (2018, background): “…(manufactured) micro and nano materials (e.g. in waterborne paints, medical applications, electronics, coatings, adhesives), or indirectly as secondary microplastics and nanoplastics generated by the breakdown of larger plastic debris (Duis and Coors, 2016; Koelmans et al., 2015; Rillig, 2012).”
Atmospheric microplastic deposition in an urban environment and an evaluation of transport (2019, neutral): “, 2014) and terrestrial environments (Liu et al., 2018; Rillig, 2012).”
Beyond the ocean : Contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-) plastic particles (2015, background): “Moreover, plastic mulching could be another terrestrial source of 65 microplastics but to our knowledge, these pathways have not yet been sufficiently documented ([21]).”
Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities. (2017, background): “…susceptible to the effects of UV radiation and high temperatures which can cause chemical 190 changes making plastics brittle and thus more susceptible to fragmentation (Andrady, 2011; Barnes et 191 al., 2009; Hidalgo-Ruz et al., 2012; Ivar do Sul and Costa, 2014; Rillig, 2012; Shah et al., 2008).”
A microplastic used as infill material in artificial sport turfs reduces plant growth (2020, background): “Much less atten‐ tion has been paid to the potential effects of plastic pollution in ter‐ restrial environments (Rillig, 2012; Rochman, 2018; Souza Machado, Lau, et al., 2018; Windsor et al., 2019).”
Microplastic fiber and drought effects on plants and soil are only slightly modified by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (2020, background): “Microplastic is becoming increasingly recognized as a factor of global change (Rillig, 2012; Machado et al., 2018a; Ng et al., 2018), owing to the fact that these materials are ubiquitously found in various environmental compartments * Corresponding author E-mail address:…”