New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops ...

Read the paper: Leaf absorption contributes to accumulation of microplastics in plants Plants can absorb plastic particles directly from the air. Particles in the air can enter leaves through various ...

What if your next bite of spinach came with a side of microplastics straight from the leaves? Researchers have shown plastics are ending up in plants. JACKSONVILLE, Fla – We’ve all heard of ...

Plastics are everywhere in our world, and these tough chemicals that are used in everything from food packaging to roofing materials don't dissolve or | Earth And The Environment ...

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08831-4 Willie Peijnenburg, Airborne microplastics enter plant leaves and end up in our food, Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-00909-3 ...