Detail of Grant Awarded General Researches
Project |
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Investigation of microplastic contamination using Oikawa as a marker in the middle reaches of the Tama River |
General Research |
No.248 |
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Principal Investigator |
Noriyuki ITOH |
Affiliation | Non-Profit Organization R.I.La,Director |
Research Summary |
A survey conducted in 2019 confirmed that the pollution situation in the middle stream of the Tamagawa River, which conducted thesurvey as a result, was very serious. Microplastics were detected from more than 95% of oikawa captured as a specimen. |
Collaborators |
Manami UCHINO |
Full Text | Download (Japanese Only) |