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Plastic Pollution & Edible Crops
Global Plastic Pollution
Plastic production has surpassed 8.3 trillion tonnes cumulatively, and continues to increase. 

8.3 trillion tonnes=
 
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Microplastics
Microplastics; generally defined as tiny plastic fragments, fibers, and granules particles that are <5 mm in diameter. 
 
They have been detected in different environmental compartments. Some examples include river sediments in Germany, floodplain soils in Switzerland, a river in China, even a freshwater lake in the Arctic region.
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