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River Sharavathi - under siege from microplastics

A study finds that microplastic pollution in the river Sharavathi originating in the Western Ghats is growing. Urgent efforts to protect this biodiversity hotspot are needed.

Sachin Shajikumar

Anish Kumar Warrier

Joju George Sebastian

Yamuna Adichinalniravel Sali

Thara Chandran

Sanitha Sivadas

Ravidas Naik

Vadakkeveedu Narayan Amrish

Vishnu Unnikrishnan

Arun Kumar

Posted on 16 Dec, 2022 01:32 PM

Rivers worldover are choking on plastic and transferring more than two million tonnes per year of microplastics (MPs) into the marine environment informs this paper titled 'Assessment of pollution and risks associated with microplastics in the riverine sediments of the Western Ghats: a heritage site in southern I

The pristine river Sharavathi (Image Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)

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