More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean

• Published in: Science advances Vol. 7; no. 18
• Main Authors: Meijer, Lourens J. J., van Emmerik, Tim, van der Ent, Ruud, Schmidt, Christian, Lebreton, Laurent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Applied Sciences and Engineering; Environmental Studies; SciAdv r-articles

More than 1000 rivers account for most plastic emissions, ranging from small urban drains to large rivers. Plastic waste increasingly accumulates in the marine environment, but data on the distribution and quantification of riverine sources required for development of effective mitigation are limite...