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Sludge compost is an increasing source of microplastics, researchers say

Por: Los Angeles Times Science January 19, 2024

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A team of UCLA researchers has put a new spin on the 1970s rock classic Dust in the Wind — only this one is grimmer and grimier than the original hit by Kansas. They found that wind picks up microplastics from human-sewage-based fertilizers at higher concentrations than previously known, and may be an underappreciated source of airborne plastic bits, flakes and threads. If you blow wind on soil with microplastics, you'd expect a similar... + full article



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