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A critical review of microplastics in the soil-plant system: Distribution, uptake, phytotoxicity and prevention

Zhang, Z., Cui, Q., Chen, L., Zhu, X., Zhao, S., Duan, C., Zhang, X., Song, D., & Fang, L. (2021) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127750 · Cited by 322

Transport of polystyrene nanoplastics in natural soils: Effect of soil properties, ionic strength and cation type

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Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research

Cowger, W., Gray, A. B., Christiansen, S. H., Frond, H. D., Deshpande, A. D., Hermabessière, L., Lee, E., Mill, L., Munno, K., Oßmann, B. E., et al. (2020) · Applied Spectroscopy · doi:10.1177/0003702820929064 · Cited by 326

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in soils with different agricultural practices: Importance of sources with internal origin and environmental fate

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Microplastics in agroecosystems-impacts on ecosystem functions and food chain

Okeke, E. S., Okoye, C. O., Atakpa, E. O., Ita, R. E., Nyaruaba, R., Mgbechidinma, C. L., & Akan, O. D. (2021) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105961 · Cited by 303

Distinct microplastic distributions in soils of different land-use types: A case study of Chinese farmlands

Wang, J., Li, J., Liu, S., Li, H., Chen, X., Peng, C., Zhang, P., & Liu, X. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116199 · Cited by 295

Microplastic contamination of an unconfined groundwater aquifer in Victoria, Australia

Samandra, S., Johnston, J. M., Jaeger, J. E., Symons, B., Xie, S., Currell, M., Ellis, A. V., & Clarke, B. O. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149727 · Cited by 314

Metabolomics revealing the response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) exposed to polystyrene microplastics

Wu, X., Liu, Y., Yin, S., Xiao, K., Xiong, Q., Bian, S., Liang, S., Hou, H., Hu, J., & Yang, J. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115159 · Cited by 285

Critical review of microplastics removal from the environment

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100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Redefining Sustainable Polymers

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Polystyrene nano- and microplastic accumulation at Arabidopsis and wheat root cap cells, but no evidence for uptake into roots

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Adsorption of polyethylene microbeads and physiological effects on hydroponic maize

Urbina, M. A., Correa, F., Aburto, F. A., & Ferrio, J. P. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140216 · Cited by 284

Polymer-Specific Modeling of the Environmental Emissions of Seven Commodity Plastics As Macro- and Microplastics

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Plastic contamination of soil: is compost the source?

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Microplastic pollution in composts, digestates and soils : Developing detection methods to identify input pathways, local extent and fate of terrestrial microplastic pollution

Möller, J. N. (2023) · EPub Bayreuth (University of Bayreuth) · doi:10.15495/epub_ubt_00007201 · Cited by 1

The Issue of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution in Soil

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Microplastic contamination of soil: Are input pathways by compost overridden by littering?

Braun, M., Mail, M., Krupp, A. E., & Amelung, W. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158889 · Cited by 89

The contribution of plastic film mulch to microplastics in agricultural soils was highly overestimated

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