How Microplastics Are Changing River Ecology(uni-due.de)
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How Microplastics Are Changing River Ecology
https://www.uni-due.de/2025-09-01-tyre-wear-particles-are-changing-river-ecology
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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.