21 March 2023

Torrente Varenna

Genova Pegli (GE)

Location coordinates: 44.427595 8.822104

Group A

Average waste per m² in all riverside zones

2.88

Foreshore (Average waste per m²)

2.9

Backshore (Average waste per m²)

2.1

Riverbank crown (Average waste per m²)

3.5

Group B

Total number of waste items found (including single-use plastic)

608

Weight of all waste including plastic in kg

13.27

Group C

Flow velocity of the river (meters per second)

0.41

River width in m

Total number of floating waste

Larger Microplastics per 1,000 liters of river water

Larger Microplastics per m² of the riverbank

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