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Mycorrhizal Fungi Help Wetlands Filter Microplastic Pollution

Mycorrhizal Fungi Help Wetlands Filter Microplastic Pollution

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

What they found

Mycorrhizal fungi boosted nitrogen removal by 45.7% and phosphate removal by 25.3% in microplastic-polluted wetlands.

Mycorrhizal fungi boosted nitrogen removal by 45.7% and phosphate removal by 25.3% in microplastic-polluted wetlands.

The number

boosting nitrogen removal by 45.7%

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

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Environmental Research

Environmental Research

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Microplastic Pollution

Microplastic Pollution

AMF help wetlands filter pollutants, boosting nitrogen removal by 45.7% and phosphate removal by 25.3% in microplastic-contaminated areas.

AMF help wetlands filter pollutants, boosting nitrogen removal by 45.7% and phosphate removal by 25.3% in microplastic-contaminated areas.

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