Plastic-coated farm fertilizers exposed as clandestine source of microplastic pollution, accumulating in the oceans A groundbreaking investigation from Tokyo Metropolitan University has unmasked a pervasive yet largely ignored environmental crisis: plastic-coated fertilizers are a primary contributor to the global microplastic crisis, systematically poisoning oceans and infiltrating the human food chain. Published on January 19, 2026, the research led by Professor Masayuki Kawahigashi and Dr. Dolgormaa Munkhbat traces how these synthetic capsules, applied by the millions of tons on farms worldwide, escape farmland to become a permanent, toxic component of marine ecosystems. This study provides a critical piece to the…

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