A shocking amount of plastic is floating in city air

ScienceDaily
Jan 13, 2026, 3:33 am118 ptsTrending
Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating through urban air, far exceeding earlier estimates. Road dust and rainfall play a major role in moving these particles through the atmosphere. The findings suggest the air may be one of…

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