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Microplastic contamination of riverbeds Tracing the sources and tackling the problem

2022
C Sherrington, A Kane, M Wagner, C Scherer, D Alvarez-Muoz, L Botterell, Z, E Napper, X Peng, P Lai, D Christiani, Tiffin, D Green, Jefferson, M Boots, B Stone, L, Woodward, J Woodward

Summary

This UK parliamentary report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microplastics examines microplastic fiber pollution in riverbeds, focusing on clothing as a major source. It calls for industry and regulatory action to address synthetic fiber shedding from textiles as a key pathway for microplastics entering freshwater and marine environments.

As the APPG on Microplastics, this report refers to the environmental harms caused by plastic microfibre release from clothing. However, the Group are clear that both natural and synthetic fibres are polluting the natural world. Concerted action is needed on all microfibre types to ensure that our seas, waterways and food chain are clear from damaging pollutants.

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