How Plastic Concentration Varies in River Water During High-Flow (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

How Plastic Concentration Varies in River Water During High-Flow

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The findings of the study show that microplastic and mesoplastic concentration increases significantly during floods, and ignoring high-flow conditions can lead to a serious underestimation of annual plastic emissions from rivers to oceans.

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Assistant Professor Mamoru Tanaka from Tokyo University of Science, Japan Source link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.125175

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