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Chlorinated plastic can release harmful chemicals into the surrounding soil, which can then seep into groundwater or other surrounding water sources, and also the ecosystem. This can cause a range of potentially harmful effects on the species that drink the water.
The evidence base regarding the effects of food system plastics on planetary health domains is imbalanced. This review highlights key evidence gaps to fill before circular economy policies can truly account for benefits and harms across different domains.
- Joe Yates, Megan Deeney, Heike B Rolker, Howard White, Sofia Kalamatianou, Suneetha Kadiyala
- 2021
Dec 7, 2021 · Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat to food security, people’s health,...
1 day ago · To avoid any bias in the publication selection, we used the following criteria to identify eligible papers as follows: (1) The experimental design included control and treatment groups, and the treatment group should be in the same environmental conditions and management as the control group but with the addition of plastic only; (2) the study had to report the response of at least one ...
Dec 16, 2021 · There may be more microplastic pollution in soil than in the ocean, with the UN's FAO calling for decisive action to reduce the use of plastics on farms. Some plastics contain toxic chemicals, and plastics can also collect and transport diseases when they enter the ocean.
- Olivia Rosane
Jun 22, 2022 · The current threats posed by soil microplastic contamination to soil health are expected to continue due to the predicted increases in the global plastic production, resilience of microplastics, and the long-term degradation rate of existing plastic contamination.
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Apr 5, 2022 · We investigated the effect of polymer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) concentrations (0%, 1%, 3%, and 5%) on C. stenophylla growth and soil ammonium-N and nitrate–N, organic matter content, pH, soil aggregates, and soil respiration.
