Rob Runkel News Today

In a new study published in Water Research, scientists from the University of Birmingham and an international research group shed light on the impact of river diversions on the movement of microplastics. Click to read more...

Diverting streams and rivers to irrigate crops or provide drinking water may significantly extend the time microplastics spend in river catchments before they flow into our oceans, a new study reveals.

Diverted water from rivers disperse tiny plastic particles across farmland

David Runkel from Harmony, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on November