Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11141-y
Commodity microplastics exhibit intrinsic physicochemical activity at water interfaces, manifested by spontaneous generation of reactive oxygen species, challenging the prevailing paradigm of plastic inertness, with implications for human health and the environment.Intrinsic physicochemical activity at microplastic–water interfaces
Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11141-yCommodity microplastics exhibit intrinsic physicochemical activity at water interfaces, manifested by spontaneous generation of reactive oxygen species, challengi…