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Limited role of discharge in global river plastic transport
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Abstract
River plastic transport has been assumed to be driven by river discharge, although observational data does often not support this. We propose a new perspective that describes plastic transport as function of plastic availability and transport capacity. Plastic transport is under most circumstances driven by plastic availability, which is largely disconnected from river discharge. However, when river discharge is very low or very high, transport capacity becomes the dominant factor.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31223/X50Q45
Subjects
Hydrology, Sustainability, Water Resource Management
Keywords
Plastic, Plastic pollution, Rivers, Transport capacity
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Published: 2024-04-23 10:37
Last Updated: 2024-04-23 14:37
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