Alkiviadis Stamatakis

Microplastic-Induced Decoupling of Soil Nickel Bioavailability and Phytoaccumulation in Two Industrial Crops

Microplastics are an increasingly pervasive contaminant of agricultural soils, where they frequently co-occur with heavy metals such as nickel (Ni), an element still catalogued mainly as a pollutant yet now recognised as an essential plant micronutrient and the cofactor of urease...

How Everyday Microplastics Quietly Rewire Nickel Availability in Mediterranean Calcareous Soils

Microplastics are emerging as ubiquitous contaminants in agricultural soils, while nickel (Ni), although catalogued as a potentially toxic element, is an essential micronutrient and a cofactor of urease. In a pot experiment, this study examined how three microplastics (polyethyle...