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Leaf absorption contributes to accumulation of microplastics in plants.
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18 authors.
Ye LiMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0001-0952-4324
Junjie ZhangMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-4383-1096
Li XuInstitute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Ruoqi LiMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Rui ZhangMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Mengxi LiMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Chunmei RanMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Ziyu RaoState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-8917-0924
Xing WeiResearch Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, P. R. China.
Mingli ChenResearch Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, P. R. China.
Lu WangMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Zhiwanxin LiMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Yining XueMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Chu PengMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Chunguang LiuMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.
Hongwen SunMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China. sunhongwen@nankai.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1948-5047
Baoshan XingStockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA. bx@umass.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2028-1295
Lei WangMOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China. wang2007@nankai.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8193-9954
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Abstract
Plant absorption is important for the entry of many pollutants into food chains. Although terrestrial microplastics (MPs) can be absorbed by the roots
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Environmental PollutantsMicroplasticsPlant LeavesZea maysAtmosphereMass SpectrometryPlant StomataPolyethylene TerephthalatesPolystyrenesEnvironmental PollutantsMicroplasticsPolyethylene TerephthalatesPolystyrenes
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