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Microplastics in Soil Act Like a Tiny “Trojan Horse” for Delivering Toxins

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse,” delivering pollutants, pesticides, and bacteria through the soil, a five-year multinational research project has found. The EU-funded project, which has so far resulted in 22 peer-reviewed studies, found microplastics in the soil of all 227…

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