Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed and combined a new nanoplastic and ...

Each year, on our fruit-and-vegetable farm in New England, my family covers about a quarter of our 50 acres with plastic mulch. Rolls of it, five feet wide and 4,000 feet long, sit on a machine ...

Is plastic sheet mulch a good choice to use in my vegetable garden or is there a better choice? What are the pros and cons of ...

Mercola explained that the use of plastic mulch and plastic seed coatings in agriculture, and irrigation with contaminated water, are among the various ways microplastics can end up in food.

are plastic sheets that are spread over the soil to serve as a sort of plastic mulch. They suppress the growth of weeds, increase fertiliser uptake, regulate temperature and humidity, and protect ...