Birch Trees Can Soak Up Microplastics From The Soil

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Birch trees can be found in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere (Credit: Percita at Flickr/ CC BY-SA 2.0/ Wikimedia Commons)

The proliferation of microplastics in our oceans has received worldwide attention. However, the abundance of the tiny plastic fragments in the soil has largely gone unnoticed. A 2018 study by German scientists found terrestrial microplastic pollution — caused by wastewater irrigation and sewage — far exceeds marine microplastic pollution.

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  • vanz360
    vanz3603년 이상
    This is cool because now the earth is making up its own things to stop humans from destroying the world (:
    • jonniboy1
      jonniboy13년 이상
      nice
      • iheartpuppies
        iheartpuppies3년 이상
        This is a important day, because my sister favorite tree that she grew from a seed herself turns one today. I know it is sort of silly, celebrating a tree's birthday, but it is fun.
      • iheartpuppies
        iheartpuppies3년 이상
        That cool! There is also a bacteria that consumes trash, but we should not need this in the first place. Anyway, happy earth day!
        • lb20ll62860
          lb20ll628603년 이상
          That is so interesting
          • mayocat3
            mayocat33년 이상
            nice. a cure for mini plastic!
            • iloveshrek
              iloveshrek3년 이상
              wow im shocked
              • wewaridu-158422193516
                wewaridu-1584221935163년 이상
                okay, so basicaly trees can eat plastic. yet more reasons to plant trees
                • selenaburns
                  selenaburns3년 이상
                  I know write that is a cool and helpful fact to know.
                • topic
                  topic3년 이상
                  birch trees are awesome!
                  • silly_jack
                    silly_jack3년 이상
                    This is really interesting! I wanna learn more about this :D