{
  "id": 17127962,
  "title": "European rivers retain far more plastic than they carry to the sea, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/european-rivers-retain-far-more-plastic-than-they-carry-to-the-sea",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T21:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-european-rivers-retain-plastic-sea.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Plastic that enters the environment does not necessarily make its way to the sea via rivers. In fact, only a tiny fraction eventually reaches river mouths. Most plastic remains on land or within river systems.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}