Separation and Identification of Conventional Microplastics from Farmland SoilsSiyang Ren 1,2, Martine Graf 2, Kai Wang 1, Jinrui Zhang 1,3, Hanyue Zhang 4, Xiuting Liu 1,5, Jingjing Li 1, Tong Zhu 1, Kaige Ren 1, Yingming Sun 6, Ruimin Qi 7, Benjamin I. Collins 2, Li Xu 8, Xiaoxu Jiang 9, Jixiao Cui 5, Fan Ding 6, Changrong Yan 5,10, Xuejun Liu 1,3, Davey L. Jones 2, David R. Chadwick 2
1State Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of Ministry of Education, National Observation and Research Station of Agriculture Green Development (Quzhou, Hebei), China Agricultural University, 2School of Environmental & Natural Sciences, Bangor University, 3College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, China Agricultural University, 4Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, 5Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 6College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, 7School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 8Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences, 9China National Environmental Monitoring Centre, 10Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Residual Pollution in Agricultural Film, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Presented here is a method for extracting microplastics from soil and identifying their polymer types. The method has been optimized for execution, applicability, and cost-effectiveness. It lays a scientific foundation for standardizing the analytical method to identify microplastics in soils.
