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Plastic debris is harming Britain’s rivers where it is accumulating in large amounts, scientists have warned.
Researchers claim plastic litter, polystyrene cups and discarded packaging are choking river habitats but goes largely unnoticed as they are hidden on the bottom of rivers.
They documented 8,490 pieces of plastic, food wrappers and other debris while conducting a three month study of a major stretch of river.
Their findings suggest the problem of plastic debris in water environments extends far further than just the world’s oceans, where environmental groups have raised concerns about the amount of waste accumulating.
Dr Dave Morritt, a senior lecturer in marine biology at Royal Holloway University who co-authored the study, said: “This underwater litter must be taken into account when predicting the amount of pollution entering our rivers and seas, not just those items that we can see at the surface and washed up on shore.
Researchers claim plastic litter, polystyrene cups and discarded packaging are choking river habitats but goes largely unnoticed as they are hidden on the bottom of rivers.
They documented 8,490 pieces of plastic, food wrappers and other debris while conducting a three month study of a major stretch of river.
Their findings suggest the problem of plastic debris in water environments extends far further than just the world’s oceans, where environmental groups have raised concerns about the amount of waste accumulating.
Dr Dave Morritt, a senior lecturer in marine biology at Royal Holloway University who co-authored the study, said: “This underwater litter must be taken into account when predicting the amount of pollution entering our rivers and seas, not just those items that we can see at the surface and washed up on shore.
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