Climate and soil properties drive microplastic enrichment patterns in agricultural soils across a multi-country survey

Martine Graf; Michaela Reay; Yingming Sun; Fan Ding; Siyang Ren; Kai Wang; Changrong Yan; Shitong Li; Tida Ge; Xuejun Liu; Ruimin Qi; Jixiao Cui; Qin Liu; Xiuting Liu; Yanling Chen; Jinrui Zhang; Mouliang Xiao; Dechang Ji; Yi Chang; Haoran Yu; Mona Tolba; Ahmed Mosa; Mohamed Rady; Radwa Fathi; Sanjay Singh; Tapan Adhikari; Asit Mandal; Jyoti K Thakur; Ajay Yadav; Ram K Patel; Roopesh Baghel; Aditya Rathore; Meththa Gimhani Thumbe Dhura; Achini Dias; Surani Chathurika; Mojith Ariyaratne; Nipuna Thennakoon; Anuruddha Karunaratne; Juan P Pasindu Bimsara; Kiththangoda S Pandithage; Hao T T Dang; Hien V Nguyen; Tien T Minh; Ha T Mai; Thu M T Tran; Davey L. Jones; Dave Chadwick

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128778

Climate and soil properties drive microplastic enrichment patterns in agricultural soils across a multi-country survey

Martine Graf
, Michaela Reay
, Yingming Sun
, Fan Ding
, Siyang Ren
, Kai Wang
, Changrong Yan
, Shitong Li
, Tida Ge
, Xuejun Liu
, Ruimin Qi
, Jixiao Cui
, Qin Liu
, Xiuting Liu
, Yanling Chen
, Jinrui Zhang
, Mouliang Xiao
, Dechang Ji
, Yi Chang
, Haoran Yu

Mona Tolba, Ahmed Mosa, Mohamed Rady, Radwa Fathi, Sanjay Singh, Tapan Adhikari, Asit Mandal, Jyoti K Thakur, Ajay Yadav, Ram K Patel, Roopesh Baghel, Aditya Rathore, Meththa Gimhani Thumbe Dhura, Achini Dias, Surani Chathurika, Mojith Ariyaratne, Nipuna Thennakoon, Anuruddha Karunaratne, Juan P Pasindu Bimsara, Kiththangoda S Pandithage, Hao T T Dang, Hien V Nguyen, Tien T Minh, Ha T Mai, Thu M T Tran, Davey L. Jones, Dave Chadwick

School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

University of Bristol
Shenyang Agricultural University
China Agricultural University, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing
Ningbo University
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Qingdao Agricultural University
Mansoura University
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
University of Peradeniya
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka
Soils and Fertilizers Institute

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Original language	English
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	407
Early online date	14 Jul 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128778
Publication status	Published - 16 Jul 2026

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Graf, M., Reay, M., Sun, Y., Ding, F., Ren, S., Wang, K., Yan, C., Li, S., Ge, T., Liu, X., Qi, R., Cui, J., Liu, Q., Liu, X., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., Xiao, M., Ji, D., Chang, Y., ... Chadwick, D. (2026). Climate and soil properties drive microplastic enrichment patterns in agricultural soils across a multi-country survey. Environmental Pollution, 407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128778

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