AGU23 | 25 January 2024
Advanced Methods to Detect and Image Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Whole Organisms
Nathalie Tufenkji + Brian Nguyen + Frank Li ...
Weathering of a single microplastic particle can yield up to billions of nanoplastics and nanoplastic pollution is expected to be ubiquitous in the environment. Nanoplastics...
AGU23 | 15 December 2023
Mixing and Transport of Macroplastics by Breaking Surge Waves
Magdalena Krol + PREE PATEL + Shooka Karimpour
The global demand for plastics has surged exponentially, due to their versatility, affordability, and wide range of applications. A total of 8.3 billion tonnes of plastics...
AGU23 | 15 December 2023
Transport of Biodegradable Nanoplastics Affected by Weathering and Proteins in Unsaturated Porous Media
Yingxue Yu + Anton F Astner + Douglas G Hayes ...
The increasing threat from plastic pollution has promoted the widespread application of biodegradable plastic. In agriculture, biodegradable plastic, mainly in the form of...
AGU23 | 15 December 2023
Soil plastic pollution: an underappreciated agricultural externality
Seeta Sistla + Daniel Sousa + Ekta Tiwari ...
Agricultural single-use plastic is increasingly widespread, with plastic mulch covering millions of acres globally. U.S. farms generate over 800 million pounds of plastic...
AGU23 | 14 December 2023
Microplastics in Organic Tomatoes Versus Inorganic Tomatoes
Victoria Greene
Microplastics are defined as plastic less than 5 mm in diameter. The three kinds of microplastics: Microbeads, microfibers, and secondary microplastics. Microbeads were once...