Microplastic pollution in Europe’s great rivers alarms scientists

PARIS: “Alarming” levels of microplastic have been found in major rivers across Europe according to scientists in 14 studies published simultaneously on Monday.

“The pollution is present in all European rivers” studied, said French scientist Jean-Franois Ghiglione, who coordinated the large-scale operation across nine major rivers from the Thames to the Tiber.

“Alarming” pollution of on average “three microplastics per cubic metre of water” was observed in all of them, according...