The study in Hebei province, China, employed stratified random sampling to interview 41 households and gather soil samples. Results showed that mulch-derived microplastics (MMPs) were abundant in Hebei province, with a particle size of 2.95 × 103 ± 1.75 × 103 μm, with only 18.8% derived from polyethylene (PE). The mass of MMPs was 2.90 ± 3.72 mg kg−1, and the proportion of PE MMPs was 43.75%. The use history of mulch film (HistMF) was found to be positively correlated to MMP abundance and inversely correlated to particle size, but not with MMP mass. The study also found no significant correlation between HistMF and PE abundance and mass. Findings from the study reveal that mulch-derived MMPs are not the primary source of MMPs in cultivated soil.
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