US EditionMicroplastics found in rural woodland at higher levels than in city centers
Researchers found up to 500 microplastic particles per square meter daily in rural Wytham Woods, surpassing urban Oxford, highlighting vegetation's role in particle deposition.
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Microplastics found in rural woodland at higher levels than in city centers
Air-polluting microplastics have been found in rural environments in greater quantities than in urban locations, researchers say. Scientists led by the University of Leeds detected up to 500 microscopic particles of plastic per square meter per day in an area of woodland during the three-month study—almost twice as much as in a sample collected in a city center. The findings are published in the journal Environmental Pollution.
Microplastics pollute rural forests more than in cities, according to a study led by the University of Leeds. Used to read articles and news of the presence of microplastics in aquatic environments, in water and food, at sea or on the beaches, research has revealed that forests are areas conducive to the capture of this type of pollution. In this sense, with this research, scientists detected up to 500 microscopic particles of plastic per square…
Rural air holds more microplastics than air in the city
A new study has overturned assumptions about airborne plastic pollution, finding that a rural woodland area recorded higher levels of microplastic deposition than a nearby city. The research, undertaken by a team from the University of Leeds and Oxford, sampled air fallout along a rural-to-urban gradient in southeast England from May to July 2023. Surprisingly, the highest average deposition rate – reaching as high as 500 particles m² per day –…
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