Microplastic pollution pervades every ecosystem on Earth. It is found in every ocean , in the soil, in the water we drink, the food we eat , and in our own bodies.

Citation: Soil pollution surpasses climate change as top threat to underground biodiversity, study finds (2024, September 4) ...

The paper highlights that avoiding soil pollutants such as heavy metals, plastics, and pesticides to eat healthier requires a more active, knowledgeable consumer.

Soil samples from a long-running UK experiment show that microplastic pollution has risen sharply in the past 50 years and is much higher in fields treated with organic or inorganic fertilisers ...

Soil tainted by air pollution expels carbon. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 02 / 230201084342.htm. University of California - Riverside.

Scientists warn of links between soil pollution and heart disease. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 07 / 220701102754.htm ...

Antibiotic resistance linked to soil pollution. By Timothy Huzar on August 25, 2020 — Fact checked by Hannah Flynn.

More information: Yanan Wang et al, Increasing soil nitrous acid emissions driven by climate and fertilization change aggravate global ozone pollution, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...

Farms in the U.S. Contain Chemical-Filled Soil Responsible for a Shocking Amount of Air Pollution Published Feb 01, 2018 at 1:21 PM EST A grove of young pistachio trees near Porterville ...