Degradation of polyethylene plastic in soil and effects on microbial community composition

An Overlooked Entry Pathway of Microplastics into Agricultural Soils from Application of Sludge-based Fertilizers

(2020) Lishan Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

High temperature depended on the ageing mechanism of microplastics under different environmental conditions and its effect on the distribution of organic pollutants

(2020) Ling Ding et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Aging mechanism of microplastics with UV irradiation and its effects on the adsorption of heavy metals

(2020) Ruofan Mao et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The occurrence and distribution characteristics of microplastics in the agricultural soils of Shaanxi Province, in north-western China

(2020) Ling Ding et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distribution characteristics and mechanism of microplastics mediated by soil physicochemical properties

(2020) Yuanyuan Luo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Charge mediated interaction of polystyrene nanoplastic (PSNP) with minerals in aqueous phase

(2020) Yangyang Zhang et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Emerging developments in two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS)

(2020) Yeonju Park et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

The occurrence and abundance of microplastics in surface water and sediment of the West River downstream, in the south of China

(2020) Daofen Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Horizontal and vertical distribution of microplastics in the Wuliangsuhai Lake sediment, northern China

(2020) Ruofan Mao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in freshwater and wild fishes from Lijiang River in Guangxi, Southwest China

(2020) Lishan Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Soil microplastics inhibit the movement of springtail species

(2019) Shin Woong Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Geographic distance and soil microbial biomass carbon drive biogeographical distribution of fungal communities in Chinese Loess Plateau soils

(2019) Dong Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradability and ecological impacts of polyethylene-based mulching film at agricultural environment

(2019) Lijun Hou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Responses of enzymatic activity and microbial communities to biochar/compost amendment in sulfamethoxazole polluted wetland soil

(2019) Jie Liang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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

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

(2018) Yooeun Chae et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Wastewater treatment plants as a source of microplastics in river catchments

(2018) Paul Kay et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Recent progresses in two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS)

(2018) Yeonju Park et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Plastic bag and facial cleanser derived microplastic do not affect feeding behaviour and energy reserves of terrestrial isopods

(2018) Anita Jemec Kokalj et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The distribution of microplastics in soil aggregate fractions in southwestern China

(2018) G.S. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Observation of the degradation of three types of plastic pellets exposed to UV irradiation in three different environments

(2018) Liqi Cai et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Corrigendum to “Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition” [Soil Biology & Biochemistry 116, 302-310]

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

Histopathological and molecular effects of microplastics in Eisenia andrei Bouché

(2017) A. Rodriguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris

(2017) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

The Role of Soil Microorganisms in Plant Mineral Nutrition—Current Knowledge and Future Directions

(2017) Richard Jacoby et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms

(2017) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   Scientific Reports

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

(2017) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of plastic film residues on occurrence of phthalates and microbial activity in soils

(2016) Jun Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

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

(2016) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin?

(2016) Luca Nizzetto et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic in surface waters of urban rivers: concentration, sources, and associated bacterial assemblages

(2016) Amanda R. McCormick et al.   Ecosphere

Bacterial Community Profiling of Plastic Litter in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

(2015) Caroline A. De Tender et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientific Evidence Supports a Ban on Microbeads

(2015) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Degradation of polyethylene by Trichoderma harzianum—SEM, FTIR, and NMR analyses

(2014) H. V. Sowmya et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Microorganisms participating in the biodegradation of modified polyethylene films in different soils under laboratory conditions

(2011) Bożena Nowak et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Implications of Fullerene-60 upon in-vitro LDPE Biodegradation

(2011) Aditi Sah   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Polymer nanoparticles: Preparation techniques and size-control parameters

(2011) J. Prasad Rao et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Study of environmental biodegradation of LDPE films in soil using optical and scanning electron microscopy

(2010) Tabassum Mumtaz et al.   MICRON

Preparation of magnetic polymeric composite nanoparticles by seeded emulsion polymerization

(2009) Shulai Lu et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Impact of biotic and abiotic interaction on soil microbial communities and functions: A field study

(2008) Brajesh K. Singh et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

The tragedy of the uncommon: understanding limitations in the analysis of microbial diversity

(2008) Stephen J Bent et al.   ISME Journal