India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) through National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) has conducted field surveys between the year 2022 and 2025 along India's coastline to assess the microplastic and marine debris levels. Assessment of microplastics in both water and sediment has been carried out along the east and west coasts of India. On the west coast, 19 transects were surveyed from Porbandar (Gujarat) to Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), while on the east coast, around 25 transects were sampled from Puri (Odisha) to Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu). The findings indicate that the predominant sources of microplastic pollution are riverine inputs and Abandoned, Lost, and Discarde...