A review on constructive classification framework of research trends in analytical instrumentation for secondary micro(nano)plastics: What is new and what needs next?

Piyathilake, I. D. U. H.; Lin, Cheng‐Fang; Bundschuh, Jochen; Herath, Indika

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122320

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“…Research into plastic contamination is relatively new. For example, according to [65], an increase in the number of publications about MPs and NPs in garden soils has grown from 100 papers in 2017 to 800 papers in 2023. There is a common agreement in the literature regarding the lack of understanding of how toxicity can reach higher levels in food chains.…”

Section: British Columbia Compost Regulationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Perspective on Plastics and Microplastics Contamination in Garden Soil in British Columbia, Canada

Falconi,

Mackay,

Zafar

et al. 2024

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Plastic contamination is commonly reported in urban and rural soils, as well as in fresh and ocean waters. Canada’s government has attempted to limit the contamination of single-use plastic by banning the manufacturing and selling of specific types of plastic. In British Columbia, current regulations governing commercial composting state that when compost has less than 1% of its dry weight representing foreign materials (including plastic), it can be sold and used in soils. However, due to the low density of plastic and its potential to break down into microparticles, this amount may be enough to become toxic when used in agricultural soils. This paper studies contamination of plastic in garden soils and summarizes how this can affect the environment with a preliminary examination of a garden soil sample. The examination showed that the garden soil sample contained mainly low-density polyethylene, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics (identified through ATR-FTIR) in oxidized and unoxidized forms that can come from commercial composting and hypothesizes that this plastic could break down into microplastic particles. In order to limit the amount of plastic contamination in agricultural soils, it is necessary to modify current compost regulations in order to treat plastic differently than other foreign materials (glass, metal, wood).

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Section: British Columbia Compost Regulationsmentioning

confidence: 99%