Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

Microplastics are emerging contaminants and their presence in water and soil ecosystems has recently drawn considerable attention because they pose a great threat to entire ecosystems. Recent researches have focused on the detection, occurrence, characterization, and toxicology of microplastics in marine and freshwater ecosystems; however, our understanding of the ecological effects of microplastics in soil ecosystems is still limited compared with that in aquatic ecosystems. Here, we have compiled literature, studying the sources, migration of microplastics in soil, negative impacts on soil health and function, trophic transfer in food chains, and the corresponding adverse effects on soil organisms in order…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: U1501233, 41301337
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province

  Award: 2016A030312009
• GS
  Guangdong Science and Technology Department

  Awards: 2017B020238002, 2016B020242005