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Establishment of a separation and quantification method for microplastics in agricultural soil and clarification of the actual contamination status

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K21348
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 41:Agricultural economics and rural sociology, agricultural engineering, and related fields
Research InstitutionNiigata University

Principal Investigator

Harada Naoki  新潟大学, 自然科学系, 教授 (50452066)

Project Period (FY) 2020-07-30 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywordsマイクロプラスチック / 土壌 / 油分離 / 劣化 / 被覆肥料外殻 / 海岸漂着物 / 比重分離 / 緩効性肥料 / 農耕地土壌 / 定量法
Outline of Research at the Start

農業現場では多くのプラスチック資材が使用されており,その一部は土壌に残存して混入する。土壌に混入したプラスチックは,光分解や熱酸化分解,微生物作用によって緩慢に劣化して微細化し,マイクロプラスチック(MPs)となる。本研究では,土壌中のMPsを同定かつ定量する方法を確立するとともに,実圃場でのMPs汚染の実態解明を行うことを目的とする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Plastics are used extensively in modern agriculture, and some of them may remain on farmland and degrade, causing microplastic (MP) contamination. However, there is no established separation method, and the actual situation is not clear. The discharge of coated fertilizer capsules from rice fields into the ocean is also a major problem. In this research, we investigated the oil separation as a simple and economical method to extract MPs from agricultural soils to understand the environmental dynamics and degradation process of MPs. The temporal changes in the appearance and chemical structure of coated fertilizer capsules under waterlogged soil conditions were investigated in field and laboratory experiments, and a survey of the amount of drifted coated fertilizer capsules was conducted on the coast of Niigata City to get a better understanding of the extent of fertilizer capsule outflow into the ocean.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

海洋では1970年代からプラスチックごみによる生態系破壊や景観毀損などが問題となっているが,陸上にはその4-23倍ものプラスチックごみが投棄・埋設されていると言われている。農地もマルチフィルム等のプラスチック資材が多用されており,例外ではない。さらに近年は,5 mm以下のマイクロプラスチック(MP)への関心も高まっている。こうした中,本研究の成果は農耕地土壌からのMPs分離法の確立に資する他,被覆肥料外殻の土壌中での劣化過程や海洋流出の一旦を明らかにしたものである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] アンカラ大学農学部(トルコ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Microplastic Extraction from Agricultural Soils Using Canola Oil and Unsaturated Sodium Chloride Solution and Evaluation by Incineration Method2022

    • Author(s)
      Kononov Andrei, Hishida Motoya, Suzuki Kazuki, Harada Naoki
    • Journal Title

      Soil Systems

      Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Pages: 54-54

    • DOI

      10.3390/soilsystems6020054

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Microplastic contamination on Turkish arable land due to sewage sludge application2023

    • Author(s)
      Serhat Murat Comert, Muhittin Onur Akca, Oguz Can Turgay, Kazuki Suzuki, Naoki Harada
    • Organizer
      KAAB International Symposium 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Using canola oil for microplastic extraction from agricultural soils2021

    • Author(s)
      A. KONONOV, K. SUZUKI, N. HARADA
    • Organizer
      ISFAE 2021 NIIGATA
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2020-08-03   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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