ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Phytotoxic Effects of Polyethylene Microplastics on the Growth of Food Crops Soybean (
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- The Combined Toxic Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics and Arsenate on Lettuce Under Hydroponic Conditions.Toxics · 2025Article
- Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Soil Properties, Microbial Diversity andPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Microplastics in Agricultural Crops and Their Possible Impact on Farmers' Health: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
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- Analysis of impacts of exogenous pollutant bisphenol-A penetration on soybeans roots and their biological growth.RSC advances · 2023Article
- Analyzing the impacts of cadmium alone and in co-existence with polypropylene microplastics on wheat growth.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Exploration of Single and Co-Toxic Effects of Polypropylene Micro-Plastics and Cadmium on Rice (Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Microplastic/nanoplastic toxicity in plants: an imminent concern.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2022Review
- Microplastic Pollution: An Emerging Threat to Terrestrial Plants and Insights into Its Remediation Strategies.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Accumulation of micro-plastics (MPs) in the environment has resulted in various ecological and health concerns. Nowadays, however, studies are mainly focused on toxicity of MPs on aquatic organisms, but only a few studies assess the toxic effects of micro-plastics on terrestrial plants, especially edible agricultural crops. The present study was aimed to investigate the adverse effects of polyethylene (PE) microplastics on the germination of two common food crops of China, i.e., soybean (
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