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Media coverage
Title Manchester river has worst level of microplastic pollution ever recorded, study finds Media name/outlet The Independent Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/03/18 Description A river in Greater Manchester has the worst level of microplastic pollution ever recorded anywhere in the world, a study has discovered.
The River Tame in Denton was one of several waterways in northwest England found to have "extraordinarily" high concentrations, with levels of plastic pollution worse than in Hong Kong and South Korea.
Microplastics from these urban rivers and streams are a major contributor to fatal ocean pollution when they flood, the study found.URL www.independent.co.uk/environment/greater-manchester-river-tame-microplastic-pollution-worst-ever-university-study-a8248576.html Persons Jamie Woodward Title Manchester river has worst level of microplastic pollution in world, study finds Media name/outlet Daily Mail Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/03/18 Description A river in the north-west of England had the highest recorded levels of microplastic pollution in the world, a study has found.
Researchers at the University of Manchester studied rural streams and urban rivers at 40 sites across Greater Manchester, and discovered tiny plastic beads, fibres and fragments in all parts of the network.
This included a site on the River Tame in Denton, which the team said had the worst levels of contamination so far recorded anywhere in the world.URL www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5493783/Manchester-river-worst-level-microplastic-pollution-world-study-finds.html Persons Jamie Woodward Title Manchester’s River Tame has highest recorded levels of microplastic pollution in the world Media name/outlet Metro Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/03/18 Description A river in the north-west of England had the highest recorded levels of microplastic pollution in the world, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Manchester studied rural streams and urban rivers at 40 sites across Greater Manchester, and discovered tiny plastic beads, fibres and fragments in all parts of the network. URL metro.co.uk/2018/03/13/manchester-river-highest-recorded-levels-microplastic-pollution-world-7382484/ Persons Jamie Woodward Title British river has worst recorded microplastic pollution in the world Media name/outlet ITV News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/03/18 Description Researchers at the University of Manchester looked at rural streams and urban rivers at 40 sites across Greater Manchester, and discovered tiny plastic beads, fibres and fragments in all parts of the network.
This included a site on the River Tame in Denton, which the team said had the worst levels of contamination so far recorded anywhere in the world.URL https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2018-03-13/british-river-has-worst-recorded-microplastic-pollution-in-the-world/ Persons Jamie Woodward Title Highest Recorded Levels of Microplastics Found In A Manchester River Media name/outlet Huffington Post Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/03/18 Description The largest recorded level of microplastic pollution in the world has been found in a British river, causing researchers to call out for tighter regulations on water wastage.
Experts from the University of Manchester ran the first study of its kind, examining the microplastics found in river sediments across 40 sites in Greater Manchester. A detailed catchment-wide study of this kind of pollution has never been ran anywhere in the world before.URL www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/highest-recorded-levels-of-microplastics-have-been-found-in-a-manchester-river_uk_5aa79e69e4b087e5aaed821a Persons Jamie Woodward Title British river has worst recorded microplastic pollution in the world, study finds Media name/outlet The Telegraph Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/03/18 Description A British river has the worst microplastic pollution in the world, researchers have found, with levels even greater than hugely built-up areas such as in South Korea and Hong Kong.
Geographers at The University of Manchester are calling for tighter regulations to prevent plastic entering waterways after finding ‘extraordinarily’ high concentrations in north west England.
The team examined river sediments from 40 sites across Greater Manchester including urban rivers and rural streams. They found microplastic everywhere even in the remote parts of Saddleworth Moor in the South Pennines.URL https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/12/british-river-has-worst-recorded-microplastic-pollution-world/ Persons Jamie Woodward Title Microplastic pollution in oceans is far worse than feared, say scientists Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/03/18 Description The number of tiny plastic pieces polluting the world’s oceans is vastly greater than thought, new research indicates.
The work reveals the highest microplastic pollution yet discovered anywhere in the world in a river near Manchester in the UK. It also shows that the major floods in the area in 2015-16 flushed more than 40bn pieces of microplastic into the sea.
The surge of such a vast amount of microplastic from one small river catchment in a single event led the scientists to conclude that the current estimate for the number of particles in the ocean – five trillion – is a major underestimate.URL https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/12/microplastic-pollution-in-oceans-is-far-greater-than-thought-say-scientists Persons Rachel Hurley Title Microplastics are 'littering' riverbeds Media name/outlet BBC (various outlets) Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/03/18 Description ALSO FEATURED ON BBC NEWS 6 AND 10, RADIO 4 PM, BBC RADIO MANCHESTER, 2, 5 AND 6 AND BBC NORTHWEST TONIGHT
Microscopic plastic beads, fragments and fibres are littering riverbeds across the UK - from rural streams to urban waterways.
This is according to a study that analysed sediments from rivers in north-west England.
Scientists from the University of Manchester tested river sediments at 40 sites throughout Greater Manchester and found "microplastics everywhere".
There is evidence that such small particles can enter the food chain.URL www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43363545 Persons Rachel Hurley, Jamie Woodward, James Rothwell Title British rivers found to be awash with microplastics Media name/outlet The Express Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/03/18 Description Samples were taken from 40 sites around Greater Manchester, including urban rivers and hill streams, and microplastics were found throughout the network.
One site, the River Tame near Denton in Greater Manchester, had the highest plastic levels recorded anywhere in the world – 517,000 plastic particles per square metre.URL https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/930836/Microplastics-water-pollution-plastic-rivers-major-source-ocean-pollution Persons Rachel Hurley, Jamie Woodward, James Rothwell
Keywords
- plastic
- microplastic
- water pollution
- geography
- rivers