Henny Gertsen

TL;DR: The results showed that macro- and micro- plastic residues affected both above-ground and below-ground parts of the wheat plant during both vegetative and reproductive growth and the type of plastic mulch films used had a strong effect on wheat growth.

TL;DR: The data show that micro- and macroplastic are capable of entering terrestrial food webs and were found in traditional Mayan home gardens in Southeast Mexico where waste mismanagement is common.

TL;DR: Investigation of the involvement of earthworm gut bacteria in the microplastic decay found that the LDPE-MP particle size was significantly reduced in the presence of bacteria, indicating that these long-chain alkanes are byproducts of bacterial LDPe-MP decay.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of bioplastic debris mixed with composts on soil macroinvertebrates, plant growth and soil conditions are still unknown, however, the results showed that a concentration of 1% PLA in composts resulted in significant mortality in earthworms.