Microplastics in the air can be more prevalent in rural areas - study (www.bbc.com)

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Microplastics in the air can be more prevalent in rural areas than in cities, a University of Leeds study suggests.

Particles of plastic, which are so small they are invisible to the naked eye, are carried on the wind before being captured by trees and other vegetation, researchers said.

The study detected up to 500 microscopic particles of plastic per square metre per day in an area of woodland during the three-month study – almost twice as much as in a sample collected in a nearby city centre.

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