The prevalence of microplastics in soil was more than 15 times its initial level after four years of sewage sludge ...

In the vast cotton fields of Xinjiang, plastic film covering technology has been a weapon for increasing yield—it conserves ...

More than 90% of plastic waste ends up in the soil, where it breaks down into microplastics that are invisible to the naked eye. Microplastic pollution of the soil poses a severe threat to soil health ...

(a) Height profile (z) of mean local gravimetric microplastic (MP) content (n = 3) inside samples. (b) Height profile (z) of mean water saturation Θ (volume water/volume pore space) of each treatment ...

As a crucial agricultural yield-increasing technique in arid and semi-arid regions, plastic film mulching (PFM) has ...

In agricultural production, microplastics have become environmental pollutants that cannot be ignored. They may not only ...

Soil vapor extraction (SVE) is an established remediation technology that facilitates the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated soils. By applying a controlled extraction ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 25, 2025) A literature review of over 90 scientific articles in Agriculture documents microplastics’ (MPs) increase in the bioavailability, persistence, and toxicity of ...

As regulations addressing target semi-volatile organics in soil matrices continue to push for increasingly lower action levels, laboratories are required to examine preparation workflows to optimize ...

Plastic production is increasing sharply. This has raised concerns about the effects of microplastics (typically defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 millimetres in diameter) and nanoplastics ...