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Polyurethane with β‐Selenocarbonyl Structure Enabling the Combination of Plastic Degradation and Waste Upcycling

He, C., Liu, C., Pan, S., Tan, Y., Guan, J., & Xu, H. (2023) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202317558 · Cited by 32

Mechanistic insight into the intensification of arsenic toxicity to rice (Oryza sativa L.) by nanoplastic: Phytohormone and glutathione metabolism modulation

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Production, labeling, and applications of micro- and nanoplastic reference and test materials

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Effects of long-term wastewater irrigation on microplastics pollution in agricultural soil

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Optimum plastic mulching application to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without compromising on crop yield and farmers' income

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Bioanalytical approaches for the detection, characterization, and risk assessment of micro/nanoplastics in agriculture and food systems

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Does Construction of High-Standard Farmland Improve Recycle Behavior of Agricultural Film? Evidence from Sichuan, China

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Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration changes the eco-physiological response of barley to polystyrene nanoplastics

Jian, S., Li, S., Liu, F., Liu, S., Gong, L., Jiang, Y., & Li, X. (2022) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.141135 · Cited by 31

Strong, Water-Resistant, and Ionic Conductive All-Chitosan Film with a Self-Locking Structure

Li, S., Wang, H., Wan, Z., Guo, Y., Chen, C., Li, D., Zhu, M., & Chen, Y. (2022) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.2c01118 · Cited by 32

Microplastics affect arsenic bioavailability by altering gut microbiota and metabolites in a mouse model

Chen, S., Yang, J.-L., Zhang, Y.-S., Wang, H., Lin, X.-Y., Xue, R.-Y., Li, M., Li, S., Juhasz, A. L., Ma, L. Q., et al. (2023) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121376 · Cited by 34

An unrecognized entry pathway of submicrometre plastics into crop root: The split of hole in protective layer

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A Robust, Biodegradable, and Fire‐Retardant Cellulose Nanofibers‐Based Structural Material Fabricated from Natural Sargassum

Li, D., Han, Z., Shao, M., Jiao, Z., Gao, C., Sun, W., Liu, Z., Yang, K., Guan, Q., & Yu, S. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202417617 · Cited by 31

Transport Dynamics and Physiological Responses of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Pakchoi: Implications for Food Safety and Environmental Health

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Perspectives on ecological risks of microplastics and phthalate acid esters in crop production systems

Wang, F., Wang, Y., Xiang, L., Redmile-Gordon, M. A., Gu, C., Yang, X., Jiang, X., & Barceló, ‪. (2021) · Soil Ecology Letters · doi:10.1007/s42832-021-0092-4 · Cited by 31

Determination of Nanoplastics Using a Novel Contactless Conductivity Detector with Controllable Geometric Parameters

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Nanoplastic stimulates metalloid leaching from historically contaminated soil via indirect displacement

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Fe2O3-modified graphene oxide mitigates nanoplastic toxicity via regulating gas exchange, photosynthesis, and antioxidant system in Triticum aestivum

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Co-exposure of maize to polyethylene microplastics and ZnO nanoparticles: Impact on growth, fate, and interaction

Sun, H., Li, Z., Wen, J., Zhou, Q., Gong, Y., Zhao, X., & Mao, H. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162705 · Cited by 31

Oxidative Damage in Roots of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Seedlings Exposed to Microplastics or Combined with Cadmium

Liu, L., Zhou, Y. Q., Wang, C., Liu, H., Xie, R., Wang, L., Hong, T., & Hu, Q. (2022) · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology · doi:10.1007/s00128-022-03659-4 · Cited by 30

Plastistone: An emerging type of sedimentary rock

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Effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) on the physiology of Allium sativum L.: Photosynthetic pigments, antioxidant enzymes, phytohormones, and nutritional quality

Li, G., Qiu, C., Zhang, D., Lv, M., Liao, X., Li, Q., & Wang, L. (2024) · Environmental and Experimental Botany · doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105654 · Cited by 30

Strategy towards producing relevant and reliable data for the hazard assessment of micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soils

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Root wounds facilitate the uptake of microplastics in crop plants

Yin, J., Li, X., Cui, F., Yu, Y., Xing, B., Wang, F., & Xu, G. (2026) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-026-70273-x · Cited by 13

Uptake and accumulation of microplastics in a cereal plant wheat

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Microplastics in agriculture: Uptake, translocation and bioaccumulation in plants and their ecological implications

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禾本科作物小麦能吸收和积累聚苯乙烯塑料微球

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Airborne microplastics enter plant leaves and end up in our food

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