Xin Yang

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed over 60 articles, with the following objectives: (i) to discuss sources and the global distribution of microplastics in soils; (ii) to evaluate current extraction techniques and analytical methods for microplastic in soil; and (iii) to comprehensively assess their adverse impacts on soils and soil organisms.

TL;DR: Microplastic pollution level in port, sewage outfall, estuary and aquaculture area of Sishili Bay was relatively high, which indicated that microplastics pollution was mainly sourced from river and sewage discharge and maritime activities.

TL;DR: It has been found that the small size and high surface area of NPs make them more toxic to organisms than microplastics, however, most of the current toxicological studies of NPS on freshwater organisms could not be simulated in real environment.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors showed that the total amounts of biofilms significantly varied among seasons and functional zones and that the temperature of seawater was the main influencing factor, which suggests that low-density MPs may settle quickly in summer in some eutrophic areas.

TL;DR: This paper reviews the research progress of microplastics in freshwater sediments in China, discusses several commonly used methods of sampling, separation, and detection, and introduces the degradation methods ofmicroplastics.