Plastic in Lake Geneva
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Lake Geneva is heavily contaminated by macro- and microplastics. Some solutions exist, but it will be very complicated to get rid of it.
Lake Geneva is contaminated by some 600 tonnes of plastic. This water contamination is being studied by the EPFL's LéXPLORE high-tech floating research laboratory, off the coast of Pully. Dr. Florian Breider, an environmental chemist at EPFL, is quoted in an article that takes stock of this pollution and explores possible solutions (article in 24 heures - July 12 2023)