Microplastics plus organic pollutants equals 10 times the toxicity, study finds

Mongabay
Mar 4, 2022, 1:21 pm341 pts
A tiny, poppy seed-sized particle of plastic might seem innocuous on its own. But when a speck of plastic is coupled with organic pollutants, the chemical makeup of that plastic can swell with toxicity. A new study published in Chemosphere takes a close look at the interactions between microplastics — plastic…

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