Floating litter in the Dutch Rhine-Meuse delta 2021 ...

We measured floating plastic and other anthropogenic litter at 26 measurement locations distributed across the Dutch reaches of the Rhine (IJssel, Waal, Nederrijn) and Meuse rivers (see Figure 1) between 28 January and 7 December, 2021. The Rhine enters the Netherlands from Germany at Spijk, and splits into the main Waal, IJssel and Nederrijn. The Waal is the main branch, and joins the Nederrijn-Lek branch at Rotterdam before flowing into the North Sea. The IJssel flows into Lake IJssel at Kampen. The Meuse enters the Netherlands from Belgium at Eijsden, and discharging into the tidal Hollands... Mehr ...