9 May 2024

Torrente Varenna

Genova Pegli

Location coordinates: 44.423793 8.820021

Group A

Average waste per m² in all riverside zones

2.49

Foreshore (Average waste per m²)

Backshore (Average waste per m²)

2.1

Riverbank crown (Average waste per m²)

2.4

Group B

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

153

Weight of all waste including plastic in kg

8.06

Group C

Flow velocity of the river (meters per second)

0.57

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

Legambiente Liguria

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