date:Nov 14, 2023
sediment, signifying an accumulation of microplastics in the environment. Samples were taken at eight flower farms in the Netherlands in September 2022 and eight coriander farms in Spain in November 2022.
Researchers found some 48 different types of microplastics across the tested samples. Approximately 61% of the microplastics detected were fossil fuel-based, while the remaining 39% were bio-based.
The primary culprit behind agricultural microplastic pollution was identified as the use of p