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Earth Science 2026-01-14 1 min read

Polyester microfibers in soil negatively impact the development of cherry tomato plants in experiments, raising concerns over the potential effect of high levels of such contaminants

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Polyester microfibers in soil negatively impact the development of cherry tomato plants in experiments, raising concerns over the potential effect of high levels of such contaminants

Article URL: https://plos.io/3Ne0e7W

Article title: Polyester microfibers delay growth of cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) throughout the lifecycle

Author countries: Canada

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

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