Strategy towards producing relevant and reliable data for the hazard assessment of micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soils

Anita Jemec Kokalj; Gabriela Kalčíková; Salla Selonen; Thijs Bosker; Damjana Drobne; Darina Dvořáková; Jakub Hofman; Rachel Hurley; Sarmite Kernchen; Christian Laforsch; Martin G.J. Löder; Sam van Loon; Paula E. Redondo-Hasselerharm; Vili Saartama; Klára Šmídová; Aristeidis S. Tsagkaris; Laura J. Zantis; Luca Nizzetto; Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

doi:10.1016/j.trac.2024.117567

Strategy towards producing relevant and reliable data for the hazard assessment of micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soils

Anita Jemec Kokalj^*, Gabriela Kalčíková, Salla Selonen, Thijs Bosker, Damjana Drobne, Darina Dvořáková, Jakub Hofman, Rachel Hurley, Sarmite Kernchen, Christian Laforsch, Martin G.J. Löder, Sam van Loon, Paula E. Redondo-Hasselerharm, Vili Saartama, Klára Šmídová, Aristeidis S. Tsagkaris, Laura J. Zantis, Luca Nizzetto, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

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Abstract

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are widespread emerging contaminants with many potential direct and indirect effects on soil ecosystems. Ecological soil MNP hazard assessment is thus crucial for a proper risk assessment and the development of environmental protection regulations. However, current hazard assessment testing approaches are hampered by the absence of guidelines, harmonization, and standard reference materials. This article discusses the need for improving testing approaches and provides specific recommendations to increase the relevance and reliability of ecotoxicity data. Our recommendations focus on environmentally relevant experimental designs, guidelines for MNP test materials selection and characterization, analysis of MNPs and additives in soil and biota, and a proposal for relevant soil physicochemical properties to be assessed during ecotoxicity testing. This article brings novelty to the field of ecological hazard assessment of MNPs in soil by providing specific recommendations much needed in this field.

Original language	English
Article number	117567
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
Volume	172
Early online date	30 Jan 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2024.117567
Publication status	Published - Mar 2024

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This study has received funding from the project PAPILLONS funded under European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101000210 ). European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme also supported: PlasticsFate (Grant agreement ID: 965367 ), CETOCOEN Excellence (No 857560 ) and NextGenerationEU/PRTR . A.J.K. and G.K. were supported by Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (grants J1-2482, J1-50014, P1-0184, P2-0191, N2-0298), V.S. by Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation. R.H and C.A.M.vG acknowledge the Norwegian Research council (grant number: 314563 ). C.L. and M.L. were supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation ) – project number 391977956 – SFB 1357 . Authors thank the RECETOX Research Infrastructure (No LM2023069 ) financed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education . P.E.R.H. acknowledges the Juan de la Cierva – Formación Research Fellowship ( FJC2020–045328-I ), financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 . D. Dvořáková and A.S.T. acknowledge also the support by METROFOOD-CZ research infrastructure project (MEYS Grant No: LM2023064 ) including access to its facilities. This publication reflects only the author's view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. This study has received funding from the project PAPILLONS funded under European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101000210). European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme also supported: PlasticsFate (Grant agreement ID: 965367), CETOCOEN Excellence (No 857560) and NextGenerationEU/PRTR. A.J.K. and G.K. were supported by Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (grants J1-2482, J1-50014, P1-0184, P2-0191, N2-0298), V.S. by Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation. R.H and C.A.M.vG acknowledge the Norwegian Research council (grant number: 314563). C.L. and M.L. were supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) – project number 391977956 – SFB 1357. Authors thank the RECETOX Research Infrastructure (No LM2023069) financed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education. P.E.R.H. acknowledges the Juan de la Cierva – Formación Research Fellowship (FJC2020–045328-I), financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. D. Dvořáková and A.S.T. acknowledge also the support by METROFOOD-CZ research infrastructure project (MEYS Grant No: LM2023064) including access to its facilities. This publication reflects only the author's view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

Funders	Funder number
Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency	J1-50014, P2-0191, N2-0298, P1-0184, J1-2482
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
European Commission
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft	391977956 – SFB 1357
Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy	MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, FJC2020–045328-I, LM2023064
Maj ja Tor Nesslingin Säätiö
Norges forskningsråd	314563
Horizon 2020	857560, 101000210, 965367
RECETOX Přírodovědecké Fakulty Masarykovy Univerzity	LM2023069

Keywords

Chemical additives
Environmental relevance
Guidelines
Harmonization
Microplastic characterization
Plants
Quality assessment
Reference materials
Risk assessment
Soil invertebrates

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Kokalj, A. J., Kalčíková, G., Selonen, S., Bosker, T., Drobne, D., Dvořáková, D., Hofman, J., Hurley, R., Kernchen, S., Laforsch, C., Löder, M. G. J., van Loon, S., Redondo-Hasselerharm, P. E., Saartama, V., Šmídová, K., Tsagkaris, A. S., Zantis, L. J., Nizzetto, L., & van Gestel, C. A. M. (2024). Strategy towards producing relevant and reliable data for the hazard assessment of micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soils. TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 172, 1-14. Article 117567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2024.117567

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