Plastic pollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes

Abstract Over the past 50 years, rivers have become increasingly important vectors for plastic pollution. Lowland riverbeds exhibit coherent morphological features including ripple and dune bedforms, which transport sediment downstream via well-understood processes, yet the impact of plastic on sedi...

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Main Authors: Catherine E. Russell, Roberto Fernández, Daniel R. Parsons, Sarah E. Gabbott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00820-7