Micro(nano)plastic Pollution under Climate Change: Ecotoxicity, Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Strategies

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Dear Colleagues,

Humans rely extensively on plastics throughout their lifecycles owing to their superior physicochemical properties, low‑cost production and broad applicability. Over time, plastic debris degrades into pervasive microplastics (MPs)/nanoplastics, which exert biological hazards across trophic levels. Terrestrial soils accumulate micro(nano)plastics via multiple routes: groundwater infiltration, irrigation input and atmospheric deposition. Ongoing climate change reshapes particle ageing, migratory behavior and bioavailability within soil matrices. Associated contaminants, including antibiotics, heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants, can amplify toxic risks via combined interactive effects. Cumulative evidence indicates that micro(nano)plastics perturb soil physicochemical conditions and alter soil carbon–nitrogen stocks, with adverse consequences for soil biota, agroecosystem productivity and ecosystem services. While microplastic‑driven environmental risks have gained increasing recognition, the cumulative ecological responses under climate‑change stress remain insufficiently elucidated. Multidisciplinary investigations are required to disentangle the complex interactions between micro(nano)plastics, soil biota, edaphic properties and climatic perturbations. This Topic addresses micro(nano)plastic pollution under climate change, encompassing ecotoxicological responses, environmental consequences and feasible mitigation techniques. We invite submissions of short communications, review articles and original research papers for this Topic.

Prof. Dr. Rogers Wainkwa Chia
Dr. Charles Amanze
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Environments environments	4.3	5.7	2014	18.6 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Journal of Xenobiotics jox	4.6	5.1	2011	14.9 Days	CHF 1600	Submit
Microplastics microplastics	4.8	7.7	2022	22.7 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Soil Systems soilsystems	4.1	6.9	2017	32.7 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Toxics toxics	4.9	7.8	2013	17 Days	CHF 2600	Submit

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