MDG-Forschergruppe

24 May 2022

Weser

Nienburg

Location coordinates: 52.64 9.203

Group A

Average waste per m² in all riverside zones

0.13

Foreshore (Average waste per m²)

0.14

Backshore (Average waste per m²)

0.14

Riverbank crown (Average waste per m²)

0.14

Group B

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

202

Weight of all waste including plastic in kg

0.58

Group C

Flow velocity of the river (meters per second)

0.25

River width in m

85

Total number of floating waste

0

Larger Microplastics per 1,000 liters of river water

-

Larger Microplastics per m² of the riverbank

-