RealFeedApp Microplastics in water generate DNA-damaging free radicals
Researchers from Columbia University and UC Berkeley demonstrated that microplastics catalyze the formation of DNA-damaging free radicals in water. The findings were published in the journal Nature.
- Field
- microbes and viruses
- What they did
- Researchers demonstrated that microplastics become chemically active in water, catalyzing the formation of DNA-damaging free radicals.
- Why it matters
- This is significant because free radicals can cause biological harm, and our world is covered in water where plastics are ubiquitous.
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