Decades ago, microplastic presence was corroborated in aquatic ecosystem, but revelations from current studies indicate microplastics as a ubiquitous environmental concern and demonstrate our plasticized life, because of microplastic existence in food, air, water, and soil. The existence of microplastics in the terrestrial ecosystem is long recognized now and additionally, all the evidence that has been found for microplastic entering the farm soils indicated that they are gradually accumulating in the agricultural soil. While previous studies focused extensively on marine systems, the increasing toxicity of microplastics in agricultural cultivated soils and the aspects of microplastics being accumulated causing bio-toxification are being looked upon presently. They potentially damage the yield of crop plants making their roots unable to uptake water and nutrients from the soil by accumulating near the roots. Microplastics have already invaded the terrestrial food chain and they have been detected in excreta of livestock animals, along with earthworms and crop plants. Microplastics are abundant in farm soil that has interacted with sewage sludge, plastic mulching sheets, organic fertilizers, and vermicompost for a long duration. This review focuses on current evidence of microplastic accumulation in farm soil, thereby enlightening the potential damages to crop plants, soil properties, soil microbes while ultimately reaching humans via the food chain. It also covers the recent advances for soil microplastic extraction, treatment, and possible bioremediation strategies
Key words: Bioremediation, Extraction, Microplastics, Nano Plastics, Plastic Mulching, Soil Pollution
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