Masses of toxic litter pours from Rhine into North Sea each year, research finds
via theguardian.com
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Citizen scientists help in University of Bonn study showing river carries up to 4,700 tonnes of ‘macrolitter’ annually Thousands of tonnes of litter is pouring into the North Sea via the Rhine every year, poisoning the waters with heavy metals, microplastics and other chemicals, research has found. This litter can be detrimental to the environment […]