{
  "id": 8021486,
  "title": "Microplastics in Soil Act Like a Tiny “Trojan Horse” for Delivering Toxins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/microplastics-in-soil-act-like-a-tiny-trojan-horse-for-delivering",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/09/microplastics-soil-trojan-horse-toxins-food-pathogens/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}