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Microplastics in Soil and the Need for Measures and Research: Soil as the Primary Accumulation Point for Microplastics, Risks Unclear

Original title: Microplastics in de bodem en noodzaak tot maatregelen én onderzoek : De bodem hét verzamelpunt van microplastics, risico’s onduidelijk

Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling 2025
Koelmans, Bart

Summary

Soil is actually the biggest collector of microplastics in the environment, more than oceans or air, but scientists still don't fully understand what harm this causes. Since our food grows in soil, these tiny plastic particles could potentially work their way into crops and eventually our diets, yet more research is needed before we know how worried to be. This gap in knowledge is a call to action: we need better testing and rules to track microplastics in soil before the risks become clearer.

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