Occurrence, distribution, and characteristics of microplastics in agricultural soil around a solid waste treatment center in southeast China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In recent years, microplastic (MP) contamination has raised enormous concern. However, data on the influence of solid waste treatment systems on MP pollution around agricultural soil are lacking. This study investigated the distribution and characteristics of MPs in agricultural soil surrounding a solid waste treatment center in southeastern China.

Materials and methods

Fifty-seven agricultural topsoil samples around the solid waste treatment center were collected. The samples were pretreated by drying, flotation separation using NaCl solution, and digestion by H₂O₂. The abundance and morphological characteristics of MPs were determined by a microscope, followed by Raman spectroscopy analysis identified polymer types and SEM-EDS analysis observe

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518945 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature