Microplastics and nanoplastics are not only polluting our oceans, rivers and fields, but also our forests, according to geoscientists at TU Darmstadt. Their research is published in Communications Earth & Environment.
  • Jim East@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    While some of microplastics do cycle through the tree and fall with dead leaves, forests overall sequester these toxins and lock away the vast majority of them in their wood. But what happens when people slash and burn the forest? It’s not difficult to imagine…