Featured Article: A New Approach to Assessing River Plastic Pollution

Featured Article: A New Approach to Assessing River Plastic Pollution

Author: Featuring Environment+Energy Leader's Jessica Hunt May 13, 2024 Duration: 2:14
Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re discussing a topic close to our hearts and, unfortunately, our oceans - plastic pollution. A recent groundbreaking study titled “On the Vertical Structure of Non-Buoyant Plastics in Turbulent Transport” provides new insights into how rivers, the arteries of our planet, are aiding in this crisis. Rivers, particularly urban ones, are significant contributors to plastic pollution in our oceans, with around 1000 of them accounting for a staggering 80% of river-...

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