Nature & Environment
How do microplastics make their way into our food?
...studied, we are yet to know whether microplastics are entering our food chain by accumulating in edible parts of plants. The transfer of microplastics from soil to crops raises questions about the long term consequences for human health. How do microplastics enter the soil? One of the ways that microplastics get into soil is through the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer....