Elbasiouny, H., Mustafa, A., Zedan, A., Amer, S., Albeialy, N., Alkharsawey, D., Aeash, N., Abuomar, A., Hamd, R., Elbltagy, H., Elbanna, B., El-Shazly, S., Dawoud, S., El-Sadawy, A., Sharaf-Eldin, A., Darweesh, M., Ebrahim, A. (2022). The Effect of Microplastic Pollution on Soil, Plants and Soil Microbes and Its Remediation. test, 62(4), 325-334. doi: 10.21608/ejss.2022.156330.1526
Heba Elbasiouny; Azza A. Mustafa; Amina Zedan; Sara Mohamed Amer; Nour Osman Albeialy; Doaa Shokry Alkharsawey; Nora Rabiea Aeash; Amira Osama Abuomar; Rehab Elsayed Hamd; Hala Elbltagy; Bodor Elbanna; Safaa A. El-Shazly; Sherifa F.M. Dawoud; Amany A. El-Sadawy; Aisha M. Sharaf-Eldin; Marwa Darweesh; Al-Zahraa E.E. Ebrahim. "The Effect of Microplastic Pollution on Soil, Plants and Soil Microbes and Its Remediation". test, 62, 4, 2022, 325-334. doi: 10.21608/ejss.2022.156330.1526
Elbasiouny, H., Mustafa, A., Zedan, A., Amer, S., Albeialy, N., Alkharsawey, D., Aeash, N., Abuomar, A., Hamd, R., Elbltagy, H., Elbanna, B., El-Shazly, S., Dawoud, S., El-Sadawy, A., Sharaf-Eldin, A., Darweesh, M., Ebrahim, A. (2022). 'The Effect of Microplastic Pollution on Soil, Plants and Soil Microbes and Its Remediation', test, 62(4), pp. 325-334. doi: 10.21608/ejss.2022.156330.1526
Elbasiouny, H., Mustafa, A., Zedan, A., Amer, S., Albeialy, N., Alkharsawey, D., Aeash, N., Abuomar, A., Hamd, R., Elbltagy, H., Elbanna, B., El-Shazly, S., Dawoud, S., El-Sadawy, A., Sharaf-Eldin, A., Darweesh, M., Ebrahim, A. The Effect of Microplastic Pollution on Soil, Plants and Soil Microbes and Its Remediation. test, 2022; 62(4): 325-334. doi: 10.21608/ejss.2022.156330.1526

The Effect of Microplastic Pollution on Soil, Plants and Soil Microbes and Its Remediation

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science
Article 2, Volume 62, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 325-334    PDF (545.38 K)
Document Type: Review papers
DOI: 10.21608/ejss.2022.156330.1526
Authors
Heba Elbasiouny* 1; Azza A. Mustafa2; Amina Zedan2; Sara Mohamed Amer2; Nour Osman Albeialy2; Doaa Shokry Alkharsawey2; Nora Rabiea Aeash2; Amira Osama Abuomar2; Rehab Elsayed Hamd2; Hala Elbltagy3; Bodor Elbanna2; Safaa A. El-Shazly2; Sherifa F.M. Dawoud2; Amany A. El-Sadawy2; Aisha M. Sharaf-Eldin2; Marwa Darweesh2; Al-Zahraa E.E. Ebrahim2
1Environmental and Biological sciences, Home Economics Faculty, Al-Azhar university, 31732, Egypt.
2Environmental and Biological Sciences Department, Home Economics Faculty, Al-Azhar University, 31732, Egypt
3Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Home Economics Faculty, Al-Azhar University, Tanta 31732, Egypt
Abstract
Microplastic pollution is one of the major environmental problems that have recently increased. Some researchers consider it the second largest global environmental problem, and some describe it as we live in a world full of plastic. Microplastic pollution has many negative effects on terrestrial and marine organisms and various environmental elements, and the problem gets worse when microplastics are transferred to food chains and then to humans, which negatively affects their health. This problem has been widely addressed in aquatic and marine ecosystems, but there is still a gap of knowledge in studying the impact of microplastic on soil, plants, and soil microbes (largely responsible for its fertility). Therefore, this review aims to highlight the impacts of microplastics on soil properties, plants and soil microbes. Also, it aims to focus on the treatment methods and the potential effect of biochar (because of its unique properties) on the treatment of microplastic pollution. Hence, this review could contribute to reducing the scientific gap on the effects of microplastics on terrestrial ecosystems.
Keywords
Microplastic; soil pollution by microplastic; the effect of microplastic on plants; the effect of microplastic on soil microbes; microplastic remediation
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