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Microplastic pollution in long-term urban compost amended soils

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) 2022
Gabin Colombini, Cornélia Rumpel, Sabine Houot, Philippe Biron, Marie‐Pierre Denieul, Marie‐France Dignac

Summary

This study examined microplastic pollution in soils that had received long-term amendments of urban compost, finding significant plastic contamination from compost application. The results highlight that composting can be a pathway for microplastics to enter agricultural soils.

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