Crowd-Based Observations of Riverine Macroplastic Pollution

Crowd-Based Observations of Riverine Macroplastic Pollution

Macroplastic pollution (> 0.5 cm) negatively impacts aquatic life and threatens human livelihood on land, in oceans and river systems. Reliable information on the origin, fate and pathways of plastic in river systems is required to optimize prevention, mitigation and reduction strategies. Yet...

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Main Authors: Tim van Emmerik, Jan Seibert, Barbara Strobl, Simon Etter, Tijmen den Oudendammer, Martine Rutten, Mohd Shahrizal bin Ab Razak, Ilja van Meerveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
citizen science
hydrology
plastic
marine litter
riverbank plastic
floating debris
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00298/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00298/full

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