Stories by Willie Peijnenburg

Willie Peijnenburg is at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, 2230 RA Leiden, the Netherlands, and is also at the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Safety of Substances and Products, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.

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PollutionApril 18, 2025

Plant Leaves Absorb Microplastics—And They End Up in Our Food

New evidence shows plant leaves absorb airborne microplastics, a previously overlooked route for the particles to enter crops that has implications for ecology and human health

Willie Peijnenburg, Nature magazine