Microplastic contamination of the rivers and oceans; The River Tame

Microplastic contamination of river beds significantly reduced by catchment-wide flooding
Rachel Hurley, Jamie Woodward abd James J. Rothwell, Nature Geoscience (2018), Published online:12 March 2018.

British river has worst recorded microplastic pollution in the world, study finds, The Telegraph

"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...the River Tame at Denton was found to have the highest levels of microplastics recorded anywhere in the world, at 517,000 particles per m2. The level was far higher than at the Incheon-Kyeonggi beaches in South Korea or the Pearl River Estuary in Hong Kong".

Manchester river has worst level of microplastic pollution ever recorded, study finds, The Independent

Bed of River Tame in Manchester has world’s worst microplastic pollution, The Times


Microplastic pollution in oceans is far worse than feared, say scientists, The Guardian


Microplastics are 'littering' riverbeds. BBC News