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Microplastic can change soil properties and affect plants

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Food, Health, Microplastics, Plastic Pollution, Pollutants, Toxic Chemicals

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Peer-reviewed research

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Researchers reveal findings on studies of the so far little-known effects of microplastics on plants and soils. When soil near plants was mixed with microplastics, plants showed significant changes in their size, tissue composition, root characteristics, and the soil beneath them showed a change in microbial activities that could harm plants.

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