A study by researchers at the universities of Duisburg-Essen and Cologne shows for the first time how microplastics from tyre particles are changing the microbial world in the Rhine. For a period of four weeks, different types of tyre particles were exposed to the river's current, which resulted in clear findings. The journal Environmental Pollution reports.
A study by researchers at the universities of Duisburg-Essen and Cologne shows for the first time how microplastics from tyre particles are changing the microbial world in the Rhine. For a period of four weeks, different types of tyre particles were exposed to the river's current, which resulted in clear findings. The journal Environmental Pollution reports.