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Microplastics in plant leaves
April 16 , 2025
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- Plant leaves absorbed microplastics and nano plastics directly from the air.
- The particles subsequently entering the food chain through herbivores and crops consumed by humans.
- The Microplastics are defined as plastic particles measuring up to 5 millimetres in diameter, while Nano plastics are even smaller, less than 1,000 nanometres.
- Stomata are small pores formed by specialised cells.
- The cuticle is a protective membrane coated in wax, which makes it particularly conducive to absorbing microplastics.
