Tiny plastic particles can amplify pollutant absorption in plants and intestinal cells

Micro-nano plastics Make Other Pollutants More Dangerous to Plants and Intestinal Cells

Rutgers Health researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides in lettuce and human intestinal cells, raising new safety concerns about plastic pollution.

Tiny plastic particles can amplify pollutant absorption in plants and intestinal cells

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health that raise fresh concerns about food safety from plastic pollution.