Combined river flows could send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into the Bay of Bengal

Combined river flows could send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into the Bay of Bengal

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Plymouth UK (SPX) Jan 25, 2021

The Ganges River - with the combined flows of the Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers - could be responsible for up to 3 billion microplastic particles entering the Bay of Bengal every day, according to new research. The study represents the first investigation of microplastic abundance, characteristics and seasonal variation along the river and was conducted using samples collected by an intern

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