Table 1 Reported concentrations of MP in soils by source
Class | Author | Quantity* | Size range of analysed particles |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline assessment | Choi et al. [26] | 664 | |
Baseline assessment | Corradini et al. [28] | 0–306 | |
Baseline assessment | Ding et al. [33] | 143–3410 | |
Baseline assessment | Feng et al. [41] | 43–2 | |
Baseline assessment | Harms et al. [56] | 0–218 | |
Baseline assessment | Huang et al. [64] | 0.1–324 | |
Baseline assessment | Lv et al. [99] | 10 | |
Baseline assessment | Piehl et al. [117] | 0.34 | |
Compost | van Schothorst [141] | 888 ± 500 | 30 µm—2 mm |
Compost | Gui et al. [52] | 2400 ± 358 | 50 µm—5 mm |
Compost | Braun et al. [21] | 7 ± 3 | ? –5 mm |
Compost | Weithmann et al. [169] | 96 | 1–5 mm |
Fertilizers | Katsumi et al. [76] | 6–369** | |
Greenhouse | Li et al. [93] | 1000–3786 | |
Pig Manure | Yang et al. [176] | 43.8 ± 16.2 | |
Sheep faeces | Beriot et al. [14] | 997 ± 971 | 30 µm—2 mm |
Plastic mulching | van Schothorst [141] | 2242 ± 984 | 30 µm—2 mm |
Plastic mulching | Beriot et al. [14] | 2116 ± 1024 | 30 µm—2 mm |
Plastic mulching | Huang et al. [65] | 80–308 | |
Plastic mulching | Kim et al. [81] | 215–3315 | |
Plastic mulching | Li et al. [92] | 420–1290 | |
Plastic mulching | Meng et al. [104] | 900–2200 | |
Plastic mulching | Yu et al. [180] | 310–5698 | |
Plastic mulching | Zhou et al. [185] | 263–571 | |
Sludge | Corradini et al. [29] | 1100–3500 | |
Sludge | Crossman et al. [31] | 541 | |
Sludge | van den Berg et al. [12] | 5190 ± 2630 | |
Sludge | 87.6–545.9 | ||
Sludge | Mahon et al. [101] | 4200 – 15,000 | 250–5000 μm |
Sludge | Carr et al. [25] | 5000 | ? –5 mm |