Micro- and nanoplastics in soil ecosystems : Analytical methods, fate, and effects

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Wang, Yu ; Xiang, Leilei ; Amelung, Wulf ; Elsner, Martin ; Gan, Jay ; Kueppers, Stephan ; Laforsch, Christian ; Jiang, Xin ; Adu-Gyamfi, Joseph ; Heng, Lee ; Ok, Yong Sik ; Ivleva, Natalia P. ; Luo, Yongming ; Barceló, Damià ; Schäffer, Andreas ; Wang, Fang:
Micro- and nanoplastics in soil ecosystems : Analytical methods, fate, and effects.
In: TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. Vol. 169 (2023) . - 117309.
ISSN 1879-3142
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2023.117309

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As emerging contaminants, microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are increasingly widespread in soil environment. The present paper reviews available analytical methods for detecting MPs/NPs in soil and plants, and examines the migration processes of MPs/NPs at multiple interfaces as well as the potential toxic effects of MPs/NPs. Without standard methods to trace MPs/NPs in different environmental compartments, indoor simulation experiments were mainly adopted in previous studies, differing greatly from MPs/NPs in actual environments. Therefore, we propose that new research should particularly 1) focus on realistic environmental concentrations and surrogates that mimic types, shapes, and sizes of MPs/NPs in natural environments; 2) develop novel methods to improve our understanding of multi-interface migration and transformation of MPs/NPs in the soil-plant system; and 3) advance towards an in-depth assessment of potential toxic effects of MPs/NPs on soil organisms to provide a scientific basis for the effective control of MPs/NPs pollution.