Research has shown that fertilizers that have abandoned microblocations are increasingly spread in American crop lands, which is a new concern about soil pollution and American food supply safety.
Missouri University, which is reviewed by peers paper Common types of slow fertilizers are often wrapped in plastic and can be so small that they can be considered for the accurate plastic. These are designed to improve smaller plastic pieces as soon as they spread in the fields.
The main author of the paper said that the small parts of the plastic can end in the water and soil at levels that vow risk, and the crops are likely to take the material. So far, slow fertilizers were believed to be safe, said Maryam Saleh, a major author and researcher at Missouri University.
“We need to inform the farmers,” said Saleh. “When they choose their products, they should know that these potential risks.
Microbey is small parts of Plastic Either deliberately added to consumer goods, or that are larger plastic products. The particles contain any of 16,000 plastic chemicals, including thousands, such as BPA, philosophers and PFAs, Providing serious health risks.
The substance is found throughout the human body, and is associated with an increase in the risk of a heart attack cancer. It is also considered a nerve toxic that can cause multiple forms of brain defect, such as Parkinson’s disease.
Salehi said it is unclear any other chemicals found in fertilizer plastic.
The exact plastic test was found in a wide range of foods, Including the product.
Some pieces of slow fertilizer release less than five millimeters, which makes them fine plastic by definition. But as soon as they are in the soil, they “divide into small molecules” when a tractor runs over them, or someone walks on the floor where it was published, Salehi said.
This is concerned because smaller bits can easily move across the environment of the largest pieces of plastic. The study found that most of the exact plastic remained in the soil, but some of them were washed in nearby water sources through rain or irrigation.
The paper did not measure how much it ends in the crops, however Previous research I found that it can be taken. Other papers for her Find Plastic parts may actually reduce soil quality.
“There is additional concern about the effect on food safety,” said Saleh.
But the problem may be easy to solve. Salehi said that there are many types of slow fertilizers, including those that are wrapped with biological decomposition materials. However, plastic versions work well, so the industry appears to be stuck with it.
