PhD defence

Soil health risks caused by interactions of microplastics and pesticides

Name: Soil health risks caused by interactions of microplastics and pesticides
Start: 2024-05-01T11:30:00Z
End: 2024-05-01
Location: Omnia

PhD candidate	H (Hui) Ju
Promotor	prof.dr. V (Violette) Geissen
Co-promotor	dr. X (Xiaomei) Yang
Organisation	Wageningen University, Soil Physics and Land Management
Date	Wed 1 May 2024 13:30 to 15:00
Venue	Omnia, building number 105 Hoge Steeg 2 105 6708 PH Wageningen +31 (0) 317 - 484500
Room	Auditorium

Summary

The study investigated the combined effects of microplastics and pesticides in soil, including the adsorption-desorption behaviours of microplastics, their combined toxicity on earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, biogenic transport in earthworm burrows, pesticide dissipation, and bioaccumulation of pesticides by radish when soil was contaminated with both aged and pristine microplastics.