Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris(Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

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Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

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Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web

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Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

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The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

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Biology and ecology of earthworms

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Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast

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Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity

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Microplastics in Freshwater and Terrestrial Environments: Evaluating the Current Understanding to Identify the Knowledge Gaps and Future Research Priorities

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Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

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Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources

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Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

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Microplastics in Swiss Floodplain Soils

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Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

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Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems

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Environmental source, fate, and toxicity of microplastics

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Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment

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Sampling, isolating and identifying microplastics ingested by fish and invertebrates

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Field evidence for transfer of plastic debris along a terrestrial food chain

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Microplastics accumulate on pores in seed capsule and delay germination and root growth of the terrestrial vascular plant Lepidium sativum

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Behavior of microplastics and plastic film residues in the soil environment: A critical review

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Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms

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Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils

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LDPE microplastic films alter microbial community composition and enzymatic activities in soil

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Microplastic Incorporation into Soil in Agroecosystems

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Single-use plastics: Production, usage, disposal, and adverse impacts

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Microplastics: An introduction to environmental transport processes

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Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution

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Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions

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Microplastics in the soil environment: Occurrence, risks, interactions and fate – A review

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Sewage sludge application as a vehicle for microplastics in eastern Spanish agricultural soils

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Histopathological and molecular effects of microplastics in Eisenia andrei Bouché

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Effects of microplastics on wastewater and sewage sludge treatment and their removal: A review

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A simple method for the extraction and identification of light density microplastics from soil

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Partitioning of chemical contaminants to microplastics: Sorption mechanisms, environmental distribution and effects on toxicity and bioaccumulation

Tourinho, P. S., Kočí, V., Loureiro, S., & van Gestel, C. A. M. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.030 · Cited by 507

Microplastic–toxic chemical interaction: a review study on quantified levels, mechanism and implication

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Microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment: Macroscopic transport and effects on creatures

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Focus topics on microplastics in soil: Analytical methods, occurrence, transport, and ecological risks

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Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions

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Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period

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Uptake and Accumulation of Nano/Microplastics in Plants: A Critical Review

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A review of biodegradable plastics to biodegradable microplastics: Another ecological threat to soil environments?

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Uptake and adverse effects of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics fibers on terrestrial snails (Achatina fulica) after soil exposure

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Microplastic addition alters the microbial community structure and stimulates soil carbon dioxide emissions in vegetable-growing soil

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Microplastics in the agroecosystem: Are they an emerging threat to the plant-soil system?

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Sampling and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: A Guide for Scientists Investigating the Occurrence of Microplastics Across Matrices

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Microplastic pollution in rice-fish co-culture system: A report of three farmland stations in Shanghai, China

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Microplastics as an emerging threat to plant and soil health in agroecosystems

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Long-term microplastic retention causes reduced body condition in the langoustine, Nephrops norvegicus

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Occurrence and Ecological Impacts of Microplastics in Soil Systems: A Review

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Exposure to nanoplastics disturbs the gut microbiome in the soil oligochaete Enchytraeus crypticus

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Bioplastic production in terms of life cycle assessment: A state-of-the-art review

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Microplastic digestion generates fragmented nanoplastics in soils and damages earthworm spermatogenesis and coelomocyte viability

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Is incineration the terminator of plastics and microplastics?

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Sorption Behavior and Mechanisms of Organic Contaminants to Nano and Microplastics

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Assessment on interactive prospectives of nanoplastics with plasma proteins and the toxicological impacts of virgin, coronated and environmentally released-nanoplastics

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Ingestion of Microplastics by Freshwater Tubifex Worms

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Degradation-fragmentation of marine plastic waste and their environmental implications: A critical review

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Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystem: Sources and migration in soil environment

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

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Preferential transport of microplastics by wind

Bullard, J. E., Ockelford, A., O'Brien, P., & McKenna Neuman, C. (2021) · Atmospheric Environment · doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.118038 · Cited by 283

Micro/nano-plastics occurrence, identification, risk analysis and mitigation: challenges and perspectives

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Exploring the impacts of plastics in soil – The effects of polyester textile fibers on soil invertebrates

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Comparing the long-term responses of soil microbial structures and diversities to polyethylene microplastics in different aggregate fractions

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Transport behaviors of plastic particles in saturated quartz sand without and with biochar/Fe3O4-biochar amendment

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Defense responses in earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to low-density polyethylene microplastics in soils

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Acute and chronic effects of polystyrene microplastics on juvenile and adult Daphnia magna

Eltemsah, Y. S., & Bøhn, T. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.087 · Cited by 195

The effects of environmental conditions on the enrichment of antibiotics on microplastics in simulated natural water column

Shen, X.-C., Li, D.-C., Sima, X.-F., Cheng, H.-Y., & Jiang, H. (2018) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.034 · Cited by 126

Interaction of Lumbricus terrestris with macroscopic polyethylene and biodegradable plastic mulch

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Adverse Effects of Plastic Ingestion on the Mediterranean Small-Spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Mancia, A., Chenet, T., Bono, G., Geraci, M. L., Vaccaro, C., Munari, C., Mistri, M., Cavazzini, A., & Pasti, L. (2020) · Marine Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104876 · Cited by 93

Sustainable management of plastic wastes in COVID-19 pandemic: The biochar solution

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Terrestrial Isopods Generate Microplastics from Low-Density Polyethylene Without Effects on Survival

Musgrave, C., & Prosser, R. S. (2023) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.5812 · Cited by 7

The deep-burrowing earthworm Lumbricus terrestris ingests and transports microplastic fibres of a wide length range in soils

Heinze, W. M., Lahive, E., Leicht, K., Mitrano, D. M., & Cornelis, G. (2026) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117768 · Cited by 3