How Microplastics Are Infiltrating the Food You Eat
Plastic pollution is one of the defining legacies of our modern way of life, but it is now so widespread it is even finding its way into fruit and vegetables as they grow.
Plastic Leaching Into Farmer’s Fields at Alarming Rate: New Report
Plastics are accumulating in the world’s soils at a worrying rate, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The 29th edition of UNEP’s Foresight Brief highlights how plastics used extensively in farming – from plastic coated plastic fertilizers to mulch film – are contaminating the soil and potentially threatening food security. Microplastics are also impacting human health when transferred to people through the food chain.
There is an Alarming Amount of Microplastics in Farm Soil—and Our Food Supply
More microplastics are contaminating agricultural lands than oceans, impacting plant development and ending up in produce and people.