Microplastic inclusion in birch tree roots

In this pilot study, microplastic beads (5–50 μm) were tagged with fluorescent dye and introduced to the soil of potted Betula pendula Roth. (silver birch) saplings during the growing season. After five months, root samples were examined using fluorescence- and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Th...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2022-02, Vol.808, p.152085, Article 152085
Main Authors: Austen, Kat, MacLean, Joana, Balanzategui, Daniel, Hölker, Franz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betula
Betula pendula
Confocal laser scanning microscopy
environment
Fluorescence microscopy
fluorescent dyes
Microplastic
Microplastics
phytoremediation
Pilot Projects
Plastics
Silver birch
soil
Soil pollution
Tree roots
Trees
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