Results for "Environmental Science"

The Hidden Economics of Microplastics in Soil: A Vault No One Wants to Crack

Soil microbes prefer accessible natural carbon over the complex structures of microplastics, treating the latter like locked safes that are too costly to open. A new review suggests that biodegradation depends heavily on the availability of other food sources and requires a cooperative effort among different microbial species.

By Yaghoubi Khanghahi, Crecchio, Sofo, Addesso