Ecological risk assessment of microplastics in agricultural soils of Coimbatore region, India

• DOI: 10.53365/nrfhh/184013
• Publication Date: 2024-02-27T23:10:11Z
• Authors: Karthika Sangilid...; Sivasubramanian K...; Dhevagi Periyasamy; Rajkishore Subram...; Chitra Narayanasamy; Lakshmanan Arunac...; Dinesh Govindaraj...
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

Although plastics provide numerous conveniences for human life, concerns about ecosystems and life are rising tremendously due to increased plastic production consumption. The ubiquitous presence undeniable distribution of microplastics (MPs) in agricultural usage created a major risk concern soil ecology health. ecological assessment sites the Coimbatore region South India has been evaluated using three indices: Pollution Hazard Index (PHI), Load (PLI), Potential Ecological Risk (PERI). Based on concentration hazardous MPs (Polyethylene, polystyrene, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylamide, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride) sampling sites, indicated level inorganic fertilizers applied site. Meanwhile, PLI that all were category I with low pollution load region. However, hazard scores polymers PERI values exhibited their extremely dangerous category. Since models evaluating not yet developed, this calculation is cautiously calculated further research could gradually add base reference data understanding distribution, risk, trophic transfer MPs.