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Forests Are Raining Plastic: New Study Reveals Shocking Pollution


Forests store microplastics carried in from the air. These particles accumulate in soils through rain, leaf fall, and decomposition. Microplastics and nanoplastics are not only contaminating oceans, rivers, and agricultural land but are also present in forests. This finding comes from geoscientis

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