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 ...

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

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.

In addition to pollution’s role in disease, the report estimates that exposure to dirty water, air and soil puts a more than $4.6 trillion drain on the global economy.

According to a recent report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the earth’s soils may be more saturated with plastic pollution than oceans and an estimated 80 percent of ...

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