Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MICROPATH (The fate and persistence of microplastics and associated pathogens in lowland rivers)

Global plastic production exceeds 300 million tons per year and wastewater treatment plants release over 4 million microplastics, defined as between 1μm to 5 mm in diameter, per day to streams. Since microplastics act as a substrate for microorganisms, pathogenic bacteria...