Systematical review of interactions between microplastics and microorganisms in the soil environment

Distribution of microplastics in soil and freshwater environments: Global analysis and framework for transport modeling

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Near-complete depolymerization of polyesters with nano-dispersed enzymes

(2021) Christopher DelRe et al.   NATURE

The rise of artificial soil carbon inputs: Reviewing microplastic pollution effects in the soil environment

(2021) Oluchi Mbachu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ecology of the plastisphere

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A mini-review: current advances in polyethylene biodegradation

(2020) Danae Kala Rodríguez Bardají et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

(2020) Jing-Jie Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Perspectives and challenges of micro/nanoplastics‐induced toxicity with special reference to phytotoxicity

(2020) Sukhendu Maity et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation

(2020) Ian A. Kane et al.   SCIENCE

Microbial degradation and other environmental aspects of microplastics/plastics

(2020) Jianhua Yuan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

(2020) Meredith E. Seeley et al.   Nature Communications

Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer

(2020) María José Cárdenas Espinosa et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Effects of biodegradable plastic film mulching on soil microbial communities in two agroecosystems

(2020) Sreejata Bandopadhyay et al.   PeerJ

Bacterial communities on soil microplastic at Guiyu, an E-Waste dismantling zone of China

(2020) Bingwen Chai et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Contamination issues as a challenge in quality control and quality assurance in microplastics analytics

(2020) Joana C. Prata et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems

(2020) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   SCIENCE

Persistence in soil of microplastic films from ultra-thin compostable plastic bags and implications on soil Aspergillus flavus population

(2020) Cesare Accinelli et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Atmospheric transport is a major pathway of microplastics to remote regions

(2020) N. Evangeliou et al.   Nature Communications

Effective uptake of submicrometre plastics by crop plants via a crack-entry mode

(2020) Lianzhen Li et al.   Nature Sustainability

Interactions of microplastics and cadmium on plant growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in an agricultural soil

(2020) Fayuan Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics could be a threat to plants in terrestrial systems directly or indirectly

(2020) Noreen Khalid et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Mapping wind erosion hazard with regression-based machine learning algorithms

(2020) Hamid Gholami et al.   Scientific Reports

Micro- and nano-plastic pollution: Behavior, microbial ecology, and remediation technologies

(2020) Prabhat Kumar Rai et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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(2019) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Biodegradation of Polymeric Mulch Films in Agricultural Soils: Concepts, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Research Directions

(2019) Michael Sander   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

(2019) Fengxiao Zhu et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Soil microplastics inhibit the movement of springtail species

(2019) Shin Woong Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastics in municipal mixed-waste organic outputs induce minimal short to long-term toxicity in key terrestrial biota

(2019) Jonathan D. Judy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance

(2019) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Marine Microbial Assemblages on Microplastics: Diversity, Adaptation, and Role in Degradation

(2019) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Plastics: Microbial Degradation, Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives

(2019) Dominik Danso et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Soil Microbiomes—a Promising Strategy for Contaminated Soil Remediation: A Review

(2019) Ying TENG et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Are Nanoparticles a Threat to Mycorrhizal and Rhizobial Symbioses? A Critical Review

(2019) Hui Tian et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground

(2019) Bas Boots et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microbial degradation of four biodegradable polymers in soil and compost demonstrating polycaprolactone as an ideal compostable plastic

(2019) Asma S. Al Hosni et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill: A source of microplastics? -Evidence of microplastics in landfill leachate

(2019) Pinjing He et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Increasing Temperature and Microplastic Fibers Jointly Influence Soil Aggregation by Saprobic Fungi

(2019) Yun Liang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Interactive effects of microplastics and glyphosate on the dynamics of soil dissolved organic matter in a Chinese loess soil

(2019) Hongfei Liu et al.   CATENA

Soil biofilm formation enhances microbial community diversity and metabolic activity

(2019) Yichao Wu et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

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

(2019) Yi Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nanoplastics: From tissue accumulation to cell translocation into Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocytes. resilience of immune cells exposed to nanoplastics and nanoplastics plus Vibrio splendidus combination

(2019) M. Sendra et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Using a marine microalga as a chassis for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degradation

(2019) Daniel Moog et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Microplastics from mulching film is a distinct habitat for bacteria in farmland soil

(2019) Mengjun Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2019) Ruimin Qi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics as contaminants in the soil environment: A mini-review

(2019) Jiao Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Fungal potential for the degradation of petroleum-based polymers: An overview of macro- and microplastics biodegradation

(2019) Carmen Sánchez   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Effects of microplastics on greenhouse gas emissions and the microbial community in fertilized soil

(2019) Xinwei Ren et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Towards an ecology of soil microplastics

(2019) Maxwell S. Helmberger et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastic particles by the fungus Aspergillus flavus from the guts of wax moth Galleria mellonella

(2019) Junqing Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Fate and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes on microplastics in facility vegetable soil

(2019) Xiao-Ming Lu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

(2019) Joana Correia Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2018) Bo-Kai Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Current research trends on plastic pollution and ecological impacts on the soil ecosystem: A review

(2018) Yooeun Chae et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of microplastic addition on glyphosate decay and soil microbial activities in Chinese loess soil

(2018) Xiaomei Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Disguising As Soil Carbon Storage

(2018) Matthias C. Rillig   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Soil mineral assemblage and substrate quality effects on microbial priming

(2018) Brianna K. Finley et al.   GEODERMA

Use of rhizosphere microorganisms in the biodegradation of PLA and PET polymers in compost soil

(2018) Katarzyna Janczak et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biodegradability of polyethylene by bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite Nairobi-Kenya

(2018) Christabel Ndahebwa Muhonja et al.   PLoS One

Microplastics research—from sink to source

(2018) Chelsea M. Rochman   SCIENCE

Microplastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Xiamen coastal areas: Implications for anthropogenic impacts

(2018) Guowen Tang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic-associated bacterial assemblages in the intertidal zone of the Yangtze Estuary

(2018) Peilin Jiang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems

(2018) Ee-Ling Ng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts: A potential for soil restoration

(2018) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition

(2018) Dong Zhu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on the microbiota and functional diversity of enzymes in soil

(2018) T. T. Awet et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Evolutionary implications of microplastics for soil biota

(2018) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of Soil Residual Plastic Film on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Fertility

(2018) Haifeng Qian et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Biodegradation of synthetic polymers in soils: Tracking carbon into CO2and microbial biomass

(2018) Michael Thomas Zumstein et al.   Science Advances

Enhanced Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Hydrolase Activity by Protein Engineering

(2018) Yuan Ma et al.   Engineering

Microextractors applied in nuclear-spent fuel reprocessing: Micro/mini plants and radiochemical analysis

(2018) Tao Wang et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Structured environments fundamentally alter dynamics and stability of ecological communities

(2018) Nick Vallespir Lowery et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Accumulation and fate of nano- and micro-plastics and associated contaminants in organisms

(2018) Francisca Ribeiro et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Effects of plastic contamination on water evaporation and desiccation cracking in soil

(2018) Yong Wan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Contaminant release from aged microplastic

(2017) Nicole Bandow et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by Aspergillus tubingensis

(2017) Sehroon Khan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Soil microbial diversity drives the priming effect along climate gradients: a case study in Madagascar

(2017) Kanto Razanamalala et al.   ISME Journal

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Residual plastic mulch fragments effects on soil physical properties and water flow behavior in the Minqin Oasis, northwestern China

(2017) Xiao Jin Jiang et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Biodegradation of bioplastics in natural environments

(2017) S. Mehdi Emadian et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum-based plastics: how far are we?

(2017) Ren Wei et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

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(2017) Anika Lehmann et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Microbial degradation of low density polyethylene

(2016) Jayanthi Abraham et al.   Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

(2016) Rachid Dris et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Shosuke Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

Prospects for microbiological solutions to environmental pollution with plastics

(2015) Martin C. Krueger et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

(2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Effect of plastic mulching on mycotoxin occurrence and mycobiome abundance in soil samples from asparagus crops

(2015) K. Muñoz et al.   Mycotoxin Research

Degradation of polyurethane by bacterium isolated from soil and assessment of polyurethanolytic activity of a Pseudomonas putida strain

(2014) Yu-Huei Peng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene – A review

(2014) Juan-Manuel Restrepo-Flórez et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Alkaline fungal degradation of oxidized polyethylene in black liquor: Studies on the effect of lignin peroxidases and manganese peroxidases

(2014) Shritama Mukherjee et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Global diversity and geography of soil fungi

(2014) L. Tedersoo et al.   SCIENCE

Do Rumen Bacteroidetes Utilize an Alternative Mechanism for Cellulose Degradation?

(2014) A. E. Naas et al.   mBio

Modeling soil moisture and oxygen effects on soil biogeochemical cycles including dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA)

(2013) Simonetta Rubol et al.   ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES

Synergistic effects of pretreatment and blending on fungi mediated biodegradation of polypropylenes

(2013) D. Jeyakumar et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.)

(2013) Paul Farrell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cell surface hydrophobicity: a key component in the degradation of polyethylene succinate byPseudomonassp. AKS2

(2013) P. Tribedi et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) by Mixed Culture of Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus and Aspergillus niger in Soil

(2013) Atefeh Esmaeili et al.   PLoS One

Uptake of fluorescent nano beads into BY2-cells involves clathrin-dependent and clathrin-independent endocytosis

(2012) Vera Bandmann et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi

(2011) Jonathan R. Russell et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

An overview of degradable and biodegradable polyolefins

(2010) Anne Ammala et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

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

(2009) E. L. Teuten et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

(2008) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Polymer biodegradation: Mechanisms and estimation techniques – A review

(2008) Nathalie Lucas et al.   CHEMOSPHERE