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Researchers discover revolutionary method to rid farm soils of microplastics — here's how it could transform food supply
For this study, the research team wanted to see if it could separate microplastics from farm soil. The results were extremely encouraging. Biochar removed a robust 92.6% of plastic particles from ...
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Bale Wrap to Drainage Tile, a Pinch on Plastics Supplies is Spurring Nationwide Shortage
He says anything that is a plastic-based product is in short supply ... Jones says the impact at the farm supply level is a residual effect of the pandemic last year. The long tail of COVID ...
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Researchers discover revolutionary method to rid farm soils of microplastics — here's how it could transform food supply
A research team has discovered an exciting use for biochar — commonly a processed farm waste — that could dramatically lower the amount of microplastics from farms ending up in our oceans ...