Pollutants: macro- (>5mm) and microplastics (<5mm)
Sources: point (sewage containing plastics from laundry, car tyres, household dust and personal care products) and diffuse (mismanaged solid waste)
Main inputs: population connected to sewage systems, removal efficiencies, production of mismanaged waste, consumption/production rates for personal care products, car tyres, dust and laundry, hydrology
Main outputs: river export of macro- and microplastics by source and sub-basin
Modelling approach
Figure 1: Conceptual framework of the model application to the world
Model outputs (example)
Figure 2: River export of macro- and microplastics by sub-basin (Maryna Strokal, Paul Vriend and others, under development)
