Application of catastrophe theory in comprehensive ecological security assessment of plastic greenhouse soil contaminated by phthalate esters

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 10; p. e0205680
• Main Authors: Zhou, Wei, Ma, Tingting, Chen, Like, Wu, Longhua, Luo, Yongming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 31.10.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural pollution; Agricultural production; Agricultural wastes; Agriculture; Atmospheric pollution deposition; Biology and Life Sciences; Catastrophe theory; Catastrophes; Climatic conditions; Data processing; Diversity indices; Ecological effects; Ecological risk assessment; Ecology; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystems; Environmental assessment; Environmental risk; Environmental security; Esters; Evaluation; Farm buildings; Greenhouses; Health risks; Indicators; Laboratories; Mesosphere; Microorganisms; Multiple criterion; Phthalate esters; Phthalates; Physical Sciences; Plasticizers; Plastics; Pollutants; Polyvinyl chloride; Remote sensing; Risk assessment; Security; Sediment pollution; Sewage; Soil contamination; Soil environment; Soil microorganisms; Soil pollution; Soil sciences; Soils; Theory; Vegetables; Wastewater; Wastewater irrigation; China

Large amount of phthalate esters (PAEs) used as plasticizers in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products has caused ubiquitous contamination to the environment and potential ecology security risk all around the world, especially in places plastic films were indispensably utilized due to the widely proposin...