Microplastic Pollution Harms Crops
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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
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Analysis estimates that between 4% and 14% of the world’s staple crops of wheat, rice and maize is being lost due to the pervasive particles.
Microplastics hinder plants from harnessing sunlight to grow in multiple ways, from damaging soils to carrying toxic chemicals.
The annual crop losses caused by microplastics could be of a similar scale to those caused by the climate crisis.
The world’s nations failed to reach an agreement on a UN treaty to curb plastic pollution in December , but will restart the talks in August .
Prof Richard Thompson , at the University of Plymouth said the new study added to the evidence pointing towards the need for action.
Ensuring the treaty addresses microplastic pollution is of key importance.
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