Microplastics Are Not Chemically Inert After All, Producing Cell-Damaging Hydroxyl Radicals in Plain Water, Lab Study Finds
Nature World News | 17.10.2026 03:01Common microplastics can spontaneously produce highly reactive, potentially damaging molecules simply by sitting in water, according to a laboratory study published Oct. 14 in Nature. The finding challenges the long-held assumption that plastic particles are chemically inert.
