Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. As larger plastic debris breaks down through mechanical, photochemical and biological processes, it forms microplastics that have been detected in water, soil, air and even the human body. Among these mate...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-polyamide-microplastics-emitting-carbon-quantum.html)