评估从四大洲八个不同的河流系统中收集的巨型塑料垃圾:来自同步为期三年的社区主导研究工作的见解

Chase W Brewster1, Molly R Morse1, Robert J Fournier2

  • 1Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States; Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States.

概括

河流是塑料污染的主要途径. 这项研究分析了全球八条河流的380万公斤垃圾,发现66%是塑料,强调需要上游解决方案来制河流塑料垃圾.

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