Enhanced end-of-life performance for biodegradable plastic mulch films through improving standards and addressing research gaps

A review of microplastics in the aquatic environmental: distribution, transport, ecotoxicology, and toxicological mechanisms

(2020) Jia Du et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics in soils: a review of possible sources, analytical methods and ecological impacts

(2020) Bin Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

(2020) Sreejata Bandopadhyay et al.   PeerJ

Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review

(2020) Sunil Ghatge et al.   Applied Biological Chemistry

Effects of soil particles and convective transport on dispersion and aggregation of nanoplastics via small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and ultra SANS (USANS)

(2020) Anton F. Astner et al.   PLoS One

Compounds released from unused biodegradable mulch materials after contact with water

(2020) H. Serrano-Ruíz et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems

(2020) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   SCIENCE

In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils

(2020) Henry Y. Sintim et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradable plastic mulches: Impact on the agricultural biotic environment

(2020) Hadaly Serrano-Ruiz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Aerobic biodegradation of bio-based plastics in the seawater/sediment interface (sublittoral) marine environment of the coastal zone – Test method under controlled laboratory conditions

(2020) D. Briassoulis et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Physiological responses of garden cress (L. sativum) to different types of microplastics

(2020) Sara Pignattelli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Nanoplastic occurrence in a soil amended with plastic debris

(2020) Aurélie Wahl et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Strong sorption of two fungicides onto biodegradable microplastics with emphasis on the negligible role of environmental factors

(2020) Mengyun Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Four years of continuous use of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch: impact on soil and groundwater quality

(2020) Henry Y. Sintim et al.   GEODERMA

Plastic in agricultural soils – A global risk for groundwater systems and drinking water supplies? – A review

(2020) Philipp Wanner   CHEMOSPHERE

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in soils with different agricultural practices: Importance of sources with internal origin and environmental fate

(2020) Seung-Kyu Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic Contamination in Karst Groundwater Systems

(2019) Samuel V. Panno et al.   Groundwater

Photochemical Transformation of Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and Its Effects on Enzymatic Hydrolyzability

(2019) Guilhem X. De Hoe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

(2019) Michael Sander   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation kinetics in soil of a multi-constituent biodegradable plastic

(2019) Maurizio Tosin et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Release of micro- and nanoparticles from biodegradable plastic during in situ composting

(2019) Henry Y. Sintim et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Dos and Do Nots When Assessing the Biodegradation of Plastics

(2019) Michael T. Zumstein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground

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

Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

(2019) Zeynep Akdogan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Disintegration behaviour of bio-based plastics in coastal zone marine environments: A field experiment under natural conditions

(2019) D. Briassoulis et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

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

Response of soil enzyme activities and bacterial communities to the accumulation of microplastics in an acid cropped soil

(2019) Yufan Fei et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Quantification of Synthetic Polyesters from Biodegradable Mulch Films in Soils

(2019) Taylor F. Nelson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A horizontal test method for biodegradation in soil of bio-based and conventional plastics and lubricants

(2019) Demetres Briassoulis et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Microplastic particles increase arsenic toxicity to rice seedlings

(2019) Youming Dong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic?

(2018) Julien Gigault et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biodegradation rate of biodegradable plastics at molecular level

(2018) Selene Chinaglia et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Interaction of Lumbricus terrestris with macroscopic polyethylene and biodegradable plastic mulch

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

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

(2018) Sreejata Bandopadhyay et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

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

(2018) Michael Thomas Zumstein et al.   Science Advances

Sorption and desorption of phenanthrene on biodegradable poly(butylene adipate co-terephtalate) microplastics

(2018) Lin-Zi Zuo et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Application of an in vitro plant ecotoxicity test to unused biodegradable mulches

(2018) H. Serrano-Ruíz et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Impacts of biodegradable plastic mulches on soil health

(2018) Henry Y. Sintim et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

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

Barriers and bridges to the adoption of biodegradable plastic mulches for US specialty crop production

(2013) Jessica R. Goldberger et al.   RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS