Researcher profile
Amanda Wong
Ph.D. Candidate ยท UC Davis
Microplastics / agriculture / soil
Soil
Agricultural Runoff
Research focus
General Environmental Research
Directory record
- Institution type
- UC
- Department or center
- Plant Sciences
- Geography / service area
- Davis / Sacramento Valley
- Watershed / region
- Sacramento Valley / statewide
- Research topics
- Microplastics in California agricultural soils; plastic mulch; plant and soil effects
- Support roles
- Baseline Assessment, Research Partner
- SB 54 / technical assistance
- High
- Current status
- Current / Publicly listed
- Evidence
- Published study; Active monitoring; Pilot / field trial; Existing baseline data
- Verification confidence
- Medium
- Verified / accessed
- 2026-09-11
Linked projects and studies
3 verified linksPeer-reviewed review
2025
Open-access publication
Plants and microplastics: Growing impacts in the terrestrial environment
UC Davis
Global literature review; UC Davis-led
Review evidenceField research project
2026
Field measurements exist; public dataset not confirmed
Microplastics in California agricultural soils
UC Davis
Yolo County and sites across California's Central Valley
Review evidencePilot field study
2026
Measurements completed; public dataset not confirmed
Microplastics in community parks and gardens in Yolo County
UC Davis
15 community park and garden locations on and near the UC Davis campus, Yolo County
Review evidence