Plastic Legacy in Soil

📣 New method paper out on the extraction, quantification, and identification of #microplastic from soil - with video guide! 👩🏼‍🔬 Led by our amazing PhD student Siyang Ren. Check it out here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ app.jove.com/t/67064/separa…

Our article with video about extracting microplastics in soils and polymer type identification is now online in JoVE.app.jove.com/t/67064/separa…

Happy to be featured as a woman working in a technical role @soilplastics for #InternationalWomensDay 👩🏼‍🔬 techniciancommitment.org.uk/celebrating-in…

With all @GCRF @NERCscience funded #plastic projects coming to an end after 4 years, we come together this week at @Bruneluni to present main findings & discuss implications, policy & what lies ahead. @PISCESnews @PP_Sci2Soln @SPACES__Project #3SIP2C

And a great overview by @PerrineFlorent about atmospheric deposition of #microplastics, their abundance, identification, and potential of moving through the soil profile in North Wales & our partner countries 🔎🌱

@Michaela_Reay presented her recently published work on how microbial degradation of #PHBV is limited by nutrient availability at high #plastic concentrations 🔎 #ICOMIN2025

Amazing panel discussion hosted by Senal Weerasooriya, featuring Richard Evershed 🇬🇧, Xuejun Liu 🇨🇳, Ahmed Mosa 🇪🇬, and Mojith Ariyaratne 🇱🇰, discussing the challenges, risks, and future research directions of plastic in agroecosystems.

Presenting some of our research on biodegradability of #plastic mulch films & their effect on microbial communities in soil #ICOMIN2025

A great start to #ICOMIN2025 this morning: environmental ministers, coastal conservationists, councillor for agricultural research policy & researchers from several Sri Lankan universities provided insights into #plastic issues, policies, and current research in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

Handover of the policy brief "Terrestrial Agricultural Plastic Usage in Sri Lankan Agriculture: Urgent Actions" to the Ministry of Environment #ICOMIN2025

Super excited to attend #ICONIM2025 today in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Hosted & organised by our Sri Lankan project partners, we're looking forward to a day full of great presentations, discussions, and policy exchange.

📣 There is still time to submit an abstract to #ICOMIN2025 in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Facilitated by our project partners, this mini-conference will bring together international researchers, industry professionals & policymakers. Abstract deadline 🗓 3rd Feb ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🥳 New paper out today! Read all about the assessment of 4 artificial #degradation methods for #LDPE & #biodegradable #plastic mulch films according to rate, efficiency, and similarity to field ageing 🤓 #OpenAccess @soilplastics ⬇️⬇️⬇️ doi.org/10.1007/s10924…

🎉 New paper out today, led by @martine_graf_, on the assessment of 4 artificial degradation methods for #LDPE & biodegradable #plastic mulch films according to efficiency, rate, and similarity to field aged plastic Check it out #OpenAccess below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ doi.org/10.1007/s10924…

📣 New paper led by @Michaela_Reay on low molecular additives & metals in >50 #LDPE & biodegradable #plastic mulch films and their leachates, and the potential environmental burden this could place on agricultural farmland in China. ⬇️#OpenAccess here ⬇️ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢 Check out our newest paper led by @Michaela_Reay & @martine_graf_ on how nutrient availability limits microbial PHBV #microplastic degradation at high concentrations in soil in a mesocosm experiment #OpenAccess ⬇️⬇️⬇️ pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Art…

Prof. Xuejun Liu and I had a podcast interview about agricultural plastics and microplastics. Here is the link:open.spotify.com/episode/2oFtn5…

Call for paper--We are organizing a special issue on "Agricultural plastic's application and problems”in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. Please see the detail in the link: journal.hep.com.cn/fase/EN/column…

Naziru Ibrahim from Nigeria, a master student in my group, was just reported by the media, Ta Kung Pao, Hong Kong. He works on microplastic and pesticide residues in soils, supported by GCRF Agriplastics Project and the Scholarship of Sino-Africa Science and Technology Backyard.

Check out our new paper on how LDPE, PLA/PBAT, and no #plastic mulch film application affect nitrogen partitioning, plant development, and soil properties in a field setting 🔎🌱 #OpenAccess sciencedirect.com/science/articl…