Microplastics in farm soils: A growing concern

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A growing body of research is finding that microplastics, or pieces of
plastic smaller than five millimeters across, are found more commonly in
farm soils.

Luca Nizzetto, a research scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Water
Research, found that agriculture was a “hot area” for potential land
sinks for microplastics. Microplastics can enter agricultural lands via
sewage sludge, the solids that are filtered out of wastewater and are
commonly used to fertilize agricultural fields.

New research has found that those microplastics can accumulate on the
crops themselves, meaning they could be found in meat and dairy products
as well, if the animals eat the crops.

https://www.ehn.org/plastic-in-farm-soil-and-food-2647384684.html