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Muhammad Ishfaq1, Noman Shakoor1, Matthias C Rillig2
1College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Trends in Plant Science
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Global plastic production has surged. Li et al. provide evidence of an important aspect of terrestrial plastic pollution, highlighting leaf absorption of airborne plastics as a major route into plants. Their work underscores the need for urgent action to reduce plastic emissions and re-evaluate agricultural and food safety frameworks.

