Nanoplastics can move up the food chain from plants to insects and from insects to fish
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that lettuce can take up nanoplastics from the soil and transfer them into the food chain.The concern about plastic pollution has become widespread after it was realised that mismanaged plastics in the environment break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics and nanoplastics. It is likely that nanoplastics, due to their small size, can pass through physiological barriers and enter organisms. Despite the growing body of evidence on the potential toxicity of nanoplastics to plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, our