Microplastic hotspots forming in offshore UK North Sea, researchers find https://www.byteseu.com/457857/https://phys.org/news/2024-09-microplastic-hotspots-offshore-uk-north.html
Microplastic pollution in the world's oceans is often illustrated through evocative images of wildlife caught within large items floating on the surface, or microplastics blending in among the sand on otherwise pristine beaches.
Microplastic could enter brain just from breathing, scientists say Protective blood-brain barrier was thought to keep potentially toxic particles out of organ www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Protective blood-brain barrier was thought to keep potentially toxic particles out of organ
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Kanold, E., Buchanan, S. W., Dunfield, K., & Antunes, P. M. (2024). Microplastic additions modulate intraspecific variability in root traits and mycorrhizal responses across root-life history strategies. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14659 (OA)
Kanold and colleagues say this is one of the first realistic microplastic experiments on multiple plant species. They argue that previous research used single plastic types or unrealistically high amounts of microplastics.
Kanold and colleagues found that high microplastic additions resulted in significantly higher total biomass within eggplant, tomato and leek, compared to the control treatments.
Their findings will help research into how plastic pollution affects plant health. The team used a mix of different microplastic types and shapes to mimic real-world pollution. They then grew the plants in with no microplastics, low levels (0.1%), or high levels (1%).
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