Research sheds light on microplastics danger to rivers

The research found that hundreds of small pieces of plastics can stick to just a few square millimetres of the surface of the freshwater plant duckweed. Photo: iStock/PA

New research from UCC has revealed the scale of the microplastics crisis facing our rivers.

Funded by EPA Research and overseen by Professor Marcel Jansen, the research found that hundreds of small pieces of plastics can stick to just a few square millimetres of the surface of the freshwater plant duckweed.