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Record levels of microplastics recorded in Manchester river

March 13th, 2018 A new British study has recorded the highest levels of microplastic pollution found anywhere in the world in a Manchester river. The University of Manchester study, which is the first of its kind, found microplastic contamination in river sediments of 40 sites across Great Manchester, including rural Read more…

By Felipe Wasserstein, 7 yearsMarch 13, 2018 ago

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Groundbreaking EPA report reveals scale of microplastic pollution in Irish freshwaters

June 8th, 2017 A groundbreaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report published today reveals for the first time evidence on the sources and scale of microplastic pollution in Ireland’s freshwater system. The research, led by the Marine and Freshwater Research Centre at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology also highlights a number of Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 8 yearsJune 8, 2017 ago