11 May 2023

Rio Ebro

Tortosa

Location coordinates: 40.813618 0.519712

Group A

Average waste per m² in all riverside zones

0.74

Foreshore (Average waste per m²)

0.7

Backshore (Average waste per m²)

0.61

Riverbank crown (Average waste per m²)

0.9

Group B

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

306

Weight of all waste including plastic in kg

7.36

Group C

Flow velocity of the river (meters per second)

0.33

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

Institut Roquetes

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