Pollution levels on Lake Geneva beaches ‘concerning’: study – Times of India
GENEVA: Pollution levels on Lake Geneva's beaches are alarming, partly due to high levels of microplastic fibres, a French-Swiss monitoring body said Tuesday.Researchers found a "concerning" density of tiny microplastic particles ranging from 0.3 mm to 5 mm (0.01 to 0.20 inches) in length -- 7,600 particles per square metre, according to the study.The research was commissioned by the International Commission for the Protection of Lake Geneva Waters (ASL)833 and conducted by the French-Swiss Association for the Safeguard of Lake Geneva (ASL) in 2021 and 2022.Experts took samples from 25 French and Swiss beaches of Western Europe's largest lake, which stretches across France and Switzerland.Testing showed that around 60 percent of the particles were tiny synthetic fibres of plastic that had ...
