Distinct interferences of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on adsorption of pesticide mixture in agricultural soils
values of pesticides on MPs (path coefficient: 0.78) dominantly affected pesticide adsorption in MP-contaminated soils. Overall, our findings highlight the strong influence of MPs on pesticide adsorption capacity, implying large complexities and uncertainties in predicting pesticide fate and risk in soils, which are affected by ubiquitous MP contamination.
Authors
- Darrell W.S. Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4743-3976)
- Xuetao Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3028-7447)
- Violette Geissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6937-3791)
- Gaowei Tan
- Shijie Qin
- Osman Rima
- Xiaomei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-7889)
Institutions
- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (CN)
- Hunan Agricultural University (CN)
- Northwest A&F University (CN)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Pollution
- Published
- 2026-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128178
- Primary Topic
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme