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Onions bear the brunt of microplastics
Nature India
2024
Summary
Research highlighted that onions accumulating microplastics under environmental stress show concentration primarily in roots, pointing to direct uptake pathways from contaminated soil. Because onions are a globally consumed staple crop, this finding raises important concerns about how agricultural microplastic contamination translates into dietary human exposure.
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