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Rising microplastics in soil are a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say

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Rising microplastics in soil are a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say
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UK agricultural soils have been identified as among the most contaminated by microplastics in Europe, often as a result of repeated applications of sludge from water treatment used as fertilizer.

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