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Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources

Bläsing, Melanie, Amelung, Wulf·2018·Science of The Total Environment

DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.086

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At least 300 Mio t of plastic are produced annually, from which large parts end up in the environment, where it persists over decades, harms biota and enters the food chain. Yet, almost nothing is known about plastic pollution of soil; hence, the aims of this work are to review current knowledge on i) available methods for the quantification and identification of plastic in soil, ii) the quantity and possible input pathways of plastic into soil, (including first preliminary screening of plastic in compost), and iii) its fate in soil. Methods for plastic analyses in sediments can potentially be adjusted for application to soil; yet, the applicability of these methods for soil needs to be tested. Consequently, the current data base on soil pollution with plastic is still poor. Soils may receive plastic inputs via plastic mulching or the application of plastic containing soil amendments. In compost up to 2.38-1200mg plastic kg-1 have been found so far; the plastic concentration of sewage sludge varies between 1000 and 24,000 plastic items kg-1. Also irrigation with untreated and treated wastewater (1000-627,000 and 0-125,000 plastic items m-3, respectively) as well as flooding with lake water (0.82-4.42 plastic items m-3) or river water (0-13,751 items km-2) can provide major input pathways for plastic into soil. Additional sources comprise littering along roads and trails, illegal waste dumping, road runoff as well as atmospheric input. With these input pathways, plastic concentrations in soil might reach the per mill range of soil organic carbon. Most of plastic (especially >1μm) will presumably be retained in soil, where it persists for decades or longer. Accordingly, further research on the prevalence and fate of such synthetic polymers in soils is urgently warranted.

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Authors: Bläsing, M., & Amelung, W.
Affiliations: University of Bonn (DE)
Corresponding author: Bläsing, Melanie
ORCID: Bläsing, Melanie
Amelung, Wulf
Venue: Science of The Total Environment
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2018-01
Volume: 612
Pages: 422-435
ISSN: 0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.086
OpenAlex: W2753819772
Cited by: 1,655
References: 193
Citations by year: 2026: 166 · 2025: 232 · 2024: 286 · 2023: 266 · 2022: 277 · 2021: 174 · 2020: 159 · 2019: 62 · 2018: 30
FWCI: 3.27
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: The Science of The Total Environment (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-UniversitÃ¤t Bonn
National Root Crops Research Institute
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
Keywords: plastic pollution, soil contamination, polymer identification, compost, sewage sludge, wastewater irrigation, plastic film mulching, soil amendment, microplastics, synthetic polymers, illegal dumping, road runoff, trophic transfer

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