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ETH Zurich researchers grew 200 young trees in nutrient-enriched water instead of soil.
They added different concentrations of tiny plastic particles, known as nanoplastics, to the water.
The effectiveness of photosynthesis in the torminalis trees fell by a third within two weeks and a tenth in the spruce within four weeks .
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