Institut Baix Penedès

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1 December 2023

Riera de la Bisbal

El Vendrell

Location coordinates: 41.1 1.5

Group A

Average waste per m² in all riverside zones

1.7

Foreshore (Average waste per m²)

1.03

Backshore (Average waste per m²)

1.6

Riverbank crown (Average waste per m²)

1.5

Group B

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

96

Weight of all waste including plastic in kg

4.05

Group C

Flow velocity of the river (meters per second)

1.15

River width in m

50

Total number of floating waste

4

Larger Microplastics per 1,000 liters of river water

-

Larger Microplastics per m² of the riverbank

-