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Plastic pollution interception by vegetation: A mechanistic review across diverse habitats
npj Emerging Contaminants
2026
Corinne Corbau,
M. Skalny,
T. Bajda,
P. Le Coustumer,
Vlatka Filipović Marijić,
A. Lazarou,
W. Nardin,
M. Coltorti,
U. Simeoni
Summary
Researchers reviewed nearly 199 studies and found that vegetated ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrass meadows capture 2 to 2.8 times more microplastics than non-vegetated areas through physical interception and biofilm-driven adhesion, but this trapping creates a sink-hazard paradox where concentrated plastics transform these habitats into toxic hotspots.