Birch trees remove microplastics from the soil
With the help of trees, microplastic-polluted soils could be remediated
23-Feb-2022 -
For the first time, researchers at IGB have shown that birch trees absorb microplastics through their roots during the growth phase. Good news, because soils are many times more polluted with microplastics than oceans are.
So far, little is known about how microplastics interact with higher-order ...
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