More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz5803
• Publication Date: 2021-04-30T20:50:49Z
• Authors: Lourens J. J. Meijer; Tim van Emmerik; Ruud van der Ent; Christian Schmidt; Laurent Lebreton
• Keywords: 13. Climate action; 11. Sustainability; Life Science; 14. Life underwater; 15. Life on land; 551; 01 natural sciences; Research Articles; 6. Clean water; 12. Responsible consumption; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

More than 1000 rivers account for most plastic emissions, ranging from small urban drains to large rivers.