Micro plastics in soil ecosystem - A review of sources, fate, and ecological impact
Jieru Yu, Samuel Adingo, Xuelu Liu, Xiaodan Li, Jing Sun, Xiaoning Zhang
Abstract
Plastic is a polymer composed of a variety of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compound materials, primarily polyethene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethene terephthalate (PET), and polyamide (PA). Plastic materials have been widely used in many fields, including industry, agriculture, medicine, and many others, due to their low cost, good ductility, and durability. Plastic production and consumption increased globally from 1.7 10 6 t in 1950 to 3.22 10 8 t in 2015, for a total output of 7.8 10 9 t (Duis and Coors 2016). According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection in China, the total amount of waste plastics in 2011 was approximately 2 10 8 tons, Micro plastics in soil ecosystem -A review of sources, fate, and ecological impact